The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Regulations 2017 No. 1234

Amendments to Renewables Obligation Order (Northern Ireland) 2009

14.—(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).”.