1

Subject to paragraph (3), this Article applies to electricity which is generated—

a

by a generating station—

i

which was accredited as at 31st March 2009,

ii

which has not ceased to be accredited since that date, and

iii

to which Article 27 does not apply,

b

in one of the ways described in the first column of Part 4 of Schedule 2, and

c

using pre-2013 capacity.

2

Subject to paragraph (3), this Article also applies to electricity which is generated—

a

by a generating station—

i

which was accredited on or before 31st March 2011,

ii

which, since being accredited, has not ceased to be accredited at any time,

iii

in respect of which preliminary accreditation was held—

aa

as at 31st March 2009, and

bb

from that date until the date on which the station was accredited, and

iv

to which Article 27 does not apply,

b

in one of the ways described in the first column of Part 4 of Schedule 2, and

c

using pre-2013 capacity.

3

This Article does not apply to electricity to which Article 28 applies.

4

The amount of electricity to be stated in each NIROC issued in respect of electricity to which this Article applies is (subject to paragraph (5)) the amount in the second column of Part 4 of Schedule 2 which corresponds to the description in the first column of that Part of that Schedule of the way in which the electricity was generated.

b

in any other case, the appropriate percentage of the electricity to which this Article applies (the appropriate percentage for these purposes being the total installed capacity of the station as at 31st March 2011 expressed as a percentage of the total installed capacity of the pre-2013 capacity of the station as at the date of generation of the electricity).