14 Amendments to Renewables Obligation Order (Northern Ireland) 2009
1 Article 46 (information to be provided to the Authority where electricity is generated from biomass) is amended as follows.
2 In paragraph (4)—
(a) at the end of sub-paragraph (d) omit “and”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (e)(v) for “softwood.” substitute “softwood; and”;
(c) after sub-paragraph (e) insert—

“(f) where the biomass was bioliquid used in a generating station on or after 1st January 2018, its energy content produced from each of the following categories of crop—
(i) starch-rich crops;
(ii) sugars;
(iii) oil crops;
(iv) any other crops grown as a main crop primarily for energy purposes on agricultural land.”

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3 In paragraph (10)—
(a) at the end of the definition of “protected or threatened species” omit “and”;
(b) in the definition of “saw log” for “sawmill.” substitute “sawmill; and”;
(c) after the definition of “saw log” insert—

““starch-rich crops” includes—
(a) cereals (regardless of whether only the grains are used or the whole plant (such as in the case of green maize) is used);
(b) tubers and root crops (such as potatoes, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes, cassava and yams); and
(c) corm crops (such as taro and cocoyam).”

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