The Guarantees of Origin of Electricity Produced from Renewable Energy Sources and High-efficiency Cogeneration (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 No. 1247

PART 2 Electricity (Guarantees of Origin of Electricity Produced from Renewable Energy Sources) Regulations 2003

Amendment of the Electricity (Guarantees of Origin of Electricity Produced from Renewable Energy Sources) Regulations 2003

2.  The Electricity (Guarantees of Origin of Electricity Produced from Renewable Energy Sources) Regulations 2003(1) are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 5.

Amendment of regulation 2 (interpretation)

3.—(1) Regulation 2 is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1)—

(a) in the definition of “guarantee of origin” omit “a member State or”;

(b) omit the definition of “non-Great Britain authority”;

(c) after the definition of “hydrothermal energy” insert—

““Northern Ireland authority” means a person in Northern Ireland corresponding to a competent authority;”.

Amendment of regulation 4 (request for issue of guarantees of origin and information required)

4.—(1) Regulation 4 is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (5)(b) omit “a member State or”.

Amendment of regulation 9 (recognition of guarantees of origin)

5.—(1) Regulation 9 is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (2) omit sub-paragraph (a).

(3) In paragraph (3)—

(a) in the opening words omit “a member State or”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (a) for “non-Great Britain authority” substitute “Northern Ireland authority”.

(4) In paragraph (4)(a) for “non-Great Britain authority” substitute “Northern Ireland authority”.

(5) In paragraph (5) omit “a member State or”.

(6) In paragraph (6) omit “a member State or”.

(1)

S.I. 2003/2562; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2010/2715 and 2018/1093.