2016 No. 174

Electricity

The Renewables Obligation Closure Order (Northern Ireland) 2016

Laid before the Assembly in draft

Made

Coming into operation in accordance with Article 1

The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (“the Department”) makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by Articles 55D and 55EA of the Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 20031.

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

In accordance with Article 66(2) of that Order a draft of this instrument was laid before and approved by a resolution of the Assembly.