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

Subject

Air & atmosphere, Energy, Waste & hazardous substances

Keyword

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

Geographical area

Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe

Abstract

This Order concerns discharge a renewables obligation by electricity suppliers, licensed under the Electricity Act 1989, who supply electricity in Scotland. It also provides that renewables obligation shall be administered by the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority who is responsible for issuing renewables obligation certificates to renewable electricity generators on their renewable output. Instead of producing the required number of certificates in respect of all or part of their renewables obligation, a supplier is permitted to make a payment to the Authority. Renewable energy may be from waste or biomass and the Order provides for calculation of the renewable output of a generating station.

Full text

English

Website

www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Amendment Order 2017 (S.S.I. No. 432 of 2017).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2017

Keyword: Ozone layer, Air quality/air pollution, Certification, Pollution control, Energy conservation/energy production, Renewable energy

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Amendment Order 2009 (S.S.I. No. 276 of 2009).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2009

Keyword: Ozone layer, Air quality/air pollution, Pollution control, Energy conservation/energy production, Renewable energy, Certification

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Amendment Order 2011 (S.S.I. No. 225 of 2011).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2011

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

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Amendment Order 2010 (S.S.I. No. 147 of 2010).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2010

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

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Amendment Order 2013 (S.S.I. No. 116 of 2013).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2013

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

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Amendment Order 2014 (S.S.I. No. 94 of 2014).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2014

Keyword: Ozone layer, Air quality/air pollution, Certification, Pollution control, Energy conservation/energy production, Renewable energy, Data collection/reporting, Bioenergy, Organic waste, Environmental audit, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Waste (Meaning of Hazardous Waste and European Waste Catalogue) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (S.S.I. No. 188 of 2015).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2015

Keyword: Pollution control, Waste management, Classification/declassification, Hazardous substances

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

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

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2015

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

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Combined Heat and Power Quality Assurance Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 1108 of 2016).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2016

Keyword: Renewable energy, Subsidy/incentive, Certification, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Environmental standards, Bioenergy, Biofuel, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Renewables Obligation Closure Etc. (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 1234 of 2017).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2017

Keyword: Farming, Crops/grasses, Agricultural development, Air quality/air pollution, Climate change, Pollution control, Energy conservation/energy production, Renewable energy, Certification, Bioenergy, Biofuel, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes

Source: FAO, FAOLEX