The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013

The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (“the Department”) makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by Articles 52 to 55F and 66(3) of the Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 20031 and section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19722 (“the 1972 Act”) (as read with paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the 1972 Act3).

The Department is designated4 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the 1972 Act in relation to energy and energy sources.

This Order makes provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the 1972 Act and it appears to the Department that it is expedient for the references to Annex 5 to Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources5 inserted by this Order into Article 46A of the Renewables Obligation Order (Northern Ireland) 20096 to be construed as references to Annex 5 to the Directive as amended from time to time.

The Department has had regard to those matters stated in Article 54B(4) of the 2009 Order and has held a review by virtue of Article 54B(8) of that Order.

The Department has consulted the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation, the General Consumer Council for Northern Ireland, electricity suppliers to whom this Order applies, and such generators of electricity from renewable sources in Northern Ireland and other persons as it considered appropriate in accordance with Article 55E of that Order.