The Green Gas Support Scheme Regulations 2021
PART 1Introductory
1Citation, commencement and extent
2Interpretation
3The Green Gas Support Scheme
PART 2Registration of participants and tariff guarantees
4Application for tariff guarantee and budget allocation
5Application for registration as a participant
6Determination of application for registration and the central register
7Treatment of grants from public funds
8Additional capacity for biomethane production
PART 3Ongoing obligations on participants
9Ongoing participant obligations: biomethane
10Ongoing participant obligations: general
11Ongoing participant obligations: the provision of information
12Ongoing participant obligations: sustainability
13Ongoing participant obligations: sustainability audit reports
PART 4Changes affecting participants
14Review of registration following notification of a change in circumstances
15Change of producer of biomethane
16Withdrawal of participant
PART 5Periodic support payments
17Interpretation of this Part
18Periodic support payments
19Publication of tariffs
20Expenditure forecast statement and tariff change notice
21Calculation and payment of periodic support payments to participants
22Calculation of initial tariffs and tariff review
23Calculation of A
24Calculation of B
25Calculation of subsequent tariffs
26Tariff tiers
27Periodic support payments to participants
28Reconciliation payments for biomethane
PART 6Compliance and enforcement: participants
29Power to temporarily withhold periodic support payments to investigate alleged non-compliance
30Power to withhold periodic support payments: further provisions
31Power to reduce a participant’s periodic support payments
32Revocation of registration
33Power to correct the level of tariff being paid to a participant
34Overpayment notices and offsetting
35Revocation of sanctions
36Power to inspect equipment used to produce biomethane
37Application of this Part in relation to former participant
PART 7The levy
CHAPTER 1Introductory
38Scheme suppliers, provisionally exempt suppliers, and exempt suppliers
39Calculation and publication of the levy rate
CHAPTER 2Quarterly levy payments and levy credit payments
40Calculation and notification of quarterly levy payments
41Calculation of credit cover requirement
42Levy credit payments
43Letters of credit
CHAPTER 3Payments to scheme suppliers
44Distribution of interest on levy credit payments
45Repayment of levy credit payments
PART 8Additional obligations on scheme suppliers
46Additional scheme supplier obligations: general
47Additional scheme supplier obligations: the provision of information
48Additional scheme supplier obligations: daily meter point data
PART 9Changes affecting scheme suppliers
49Former provisionally exempt suppliers
50Exempt suppliers
51Former scheme suppliers
PART 10Compliance and enforcement: scheme suppliers
52Anticipated default notices
53Enforcement notices
54Interest
55Draw down of credit cover
56Mutualisation
57Penalty notices
58Recovery of unpaid amounts as a civil debt
59Default register
60Appeals
61Application of this Part in relation to former scheme supplier
PART 11Administrative functions of the Authority
62Right of review
63Publication of guidance and scheme schedule
64Provision of information to the Authority etc
65Reporting obligations
66Additional information
67Power to use and disclose information
68Notices
SCHEDULE 1Information required for registration
1This Schedule specifies the information that may be required of...
2The information is (as applicable to the applicant)—
3Information specified in this Schedule must be provided in such...
4The costs of providing the information specified in this Schedule...
SCHEDULE 2Approval of schemes for listing sustainable fuels
1Where the Secretary of State is satisfied that a scheme...
2The requirements in this paragraph are that appropriate procedures have...
3The requirements in this paragraph are— (a) that the feedstock...
4The requirement in this paragraph is that the feedstock is,...
5Where the Secretary of State approves a scheme under paragraph...
6Where the Secretary of State is no longer satisfied that...
7Where approval is revoked in accordance with paragraph 6, any...
8In this Schedule— (a) “greenhouse gas criteria” has the meaning...
SCHEDULE 3Land criteria
PART 1Interpretation
1(1) In this Schedule— “continuously forested area” means land of...
PART 2Land criteria for solid biomass which is wood or wholly derived from wood, excluding energy crops
2Solid biomass which is wood or wholly derived from wood...
3(1) For the purposes of paragraph 2, solid biomass which...
4Material added to solid biomass for an exempt purpose is...
5For the purposes of paragraph 3— (a) “integrated pest management”...
PART 3Land criteria for other solid biomass including energy crops
6Solid biomass which is not wood or derived wholly from...
7Material added to solid biomass for an exempt purpose is...
8Solid biomass is obtained from a protected source if it...
9This paragraph applies if the production of the solid biomass...
10This paragraph applies if the cultivation and harvesting of the...

2021 No. 1335

Energy

The Green Gas Support Scheme Regulations 2021

Made

Coming into force

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 100 and 104(2) of the Energy Act 20081.

In accordance with section 105(3)2 of that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

In accordance with section 100(7) of that Act, the Secretary of State has obtained the consent of the Scottish Ministers to the making of these Regulations.

In accordance with section 148A(1)(a) of the Government of Wales Act 20063, the Secretary of State has consulted the Welsh Ministers.