This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of defects in S.I. 2011/243 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
Statutory Instruments
Energy
Made
10th April 2013
Laid before Parliament
15th April 2013
Coming into force
1st June 2013
1.-(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Promotion of the Use of Energy from Renewable Sources (Amendment) Regulations 2013.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 1st June 2013.
2.-(1) Regulation 4 of the Promotion of the Use of Energy from Renewable Sources Regulations 2011(3) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (3)(a)-
(a)for "within a reasonable period of time" substitute "by a date which occurs within a reasonable timetable"; and
(b)for "the date on which the calculation is made equals or exceeds 5.4%" substitute "that date is at least 5.4%".
(3) In paragraph (3)(b)-
(a)for "within a reasonable period of time" substitute "by a date which occurs within a reasonable timetable"; and
(b)for "the date on which the calculation is made equals or exceeds 7.5%" substitute "that date is at least 7.5%".
(4) In paragraph (3)(c)-
(a)for "within a reasonable period of time" substitute "by a date which occurs within a reasonable timetable"; and
(b)for "the date on which the calculation is made equals or exceeds 10.2%" substitute "that date is at least 10.2%".
Michael Fallon
Minister of State
Department of Energy and Climate Change
10th April 2013
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations, issued free of charge, amend the Promotion of the Use of Energy from Renewable Sources Regulations 2011 to correct drafting errors in regulation 4, which transposes Article 3(2) of Directive 2009/28/EC(4), as read with Article 4(4) of that Directive.
An impact assessment has not been prepared for these Regulations. An Explanatory Memorandum is available alongside these Regulations on www.legislation.gov.uk.
1972 c. 68; section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7).
Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources. OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p.16.