Scottish Statutory Instruments
2008 No.
ELECTRICITY
The Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Amendment Order 2008
Made - - - - [ ] 2008
Coming into force - -[ ] 2008
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 32 to 32C of the Electricity Act 1989( [a]) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 32(7) of that Act the Scottish Ministers have consulted the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority, the Gas and Electricity Consumer Council, electricity suppliers to whom this Order applies, and such generators of electricity from renewable sources and other persons as they consider appropriate.
In accordance with section 32(9) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
Citation, commencement and extent
1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Amendment Order 2008 and shall come into force on 1st April 2008.
(2) This Order extends to Scotland only.
Amendments to the Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Order 2007
2.-(1) The Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Order 2007( [b]) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraphs (3)(a), (4) and (6) of article 4 (the amount of the renewables obligation) for the words "the Department of Trade and Industry" where they occur substitute "the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform".
(3) In article 24(4)(b) (revocation of SROCs) omit "subject to subparagraph (c),".
(4) For Schedule 1 of that Order substitute the Schedule to this Order.
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew's House,
Edinburgh
[ ] 2008
SCHEDULE Article 2(2)
"SCHEDULE 1 Articles 4(2) and 5
AMOUNT OF THE RENEWABLES OBLIGATION
Obligation period | | Percentage of total supplies | |
| | Wave requirement | Tidal requirement | Total obligation | |
1st April 2008 to 31st March 2009 | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.1 | |
1st April 2009 to 31st March 2010 | | 0.06 | 0.06 | 9.7 | |
1st April 2010 to 31st March 2011 | | 0.12 | 0.12 | 10.4 | |
1st April 2011 to 31st March 2012 | | 0.18 | 0.18 | 11.4 | |
1st April 2012 to 31st March 2013 | | 0.24 | 0.24 | 12.4 | |
1st April 2013 to 31st March 2014 | | 0.30 | 0.30 | 13.4 | |
1st April 2014 to 31st March 2015 | | 0.35 | 0.35 | 14.4 | |
1st April 2015 to 31st March 2016 | | 0.35 | 0.35 | 15.4 | |
Each subsequent period of twelve months ending with the period of twelve months ending on 31st March 2027 | | 0.35 | 0.35 | 15.4 | " |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Order 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/267).
Article 2(2) makes amendments in consequence of machinery of government changes in relation to the former Department of Trade and Industry.
Article 2(3) corrects a previous drafting error.
Article 2(4) replaces Schedule 1 thereby introducing adjustments to the minimum wave and tidal requirements falling to suppliers as part of their renewables obligation.
[(a)] 1989 c.29. Section 62 of the Utilities Act 2000 (c.27) substituted a new section 32 of the Electricity Act 1989 for the section 32 which was originally enacted. The new section 32 of the Electricity Act 1989 has subsequently been amended by sections 115 and 119 of the Energy Act 2004 (c.20) and section 24 of the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006 (c.19) ("the 2006 Act"). Sections 63 to 65 of the Utilities Act 2000 inserted new sections 32A to 32C of the Electricity Act 1989, which have been amended by sections 115, 116, 118 and 119 of the Energy Act 2004 and sections 23 and 24 of the 2006 Act. Section 32BA of the Electricity Act 1989 was inserted by section 117 of the Energy Act 2004. The functions of the Secretary of State, in respect of sections 32 to 32B (as most recently amended by the 2006 Act) were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) (No. 3) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3258), article 2. The functions of the Secretary of State in respect of section 32C of the Electricity Act 1989 and section 67 of the Utilities Act 2000 were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) (No. 2) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3504), article 2. The functions of the Secretary of State in respect of section 32BA of the Electricity Act 1989 were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/849), article 2.
[(b)] S.S.I. 2007/267.