Amendments to Renewables Obligation Order (Northern Ireland) 200914
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.
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).