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Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Amendment Order 2015 (S.S.I. No. 384 of 2015).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Scotland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Air & atmosphere, Energy, Wild species & ecosystems, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Ozone layer Air quality/air pollution Certification Pollution control Energy conservation/energy production Renewable energy Data collection/reporting Bioenergy Organic waste Waste management Timber Endangered species Protection of species
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Order amends the Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Order 2009 by, among other things: adding fuel derived from bacteria to the fuels which constitute biomass; inserting article 22ZA to widen the circumstances in which SROCs (renewables obligation certificates) must not be issued in respect of electricity generated from solid or gaseous biomass; taking account of the repeal of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 by Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013; making changes with regard to the information which has to be provided to the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority where electricity is generated from biomass; and constituting biomass derived from wood except the species listed in Appendices I, II or III of CITES.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Amends

Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Order 2009 (S.S.I. No. 140 of 2009).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2009

Keyword: Ozone layer, Air quality/air pollution, Certification, Pollution control, Energy conservation/energy production, Renewable energy, Waste management, Organic waste, Recycling/reuse, Bioenergy

Source: FAO, FAOLEX