Part 4New technology
Chapter 1Low-carbon heat schemes
I1147Administration of scheme
1
Scheme regulations may provide for the appointment of a person as the administrator of a low-carbon heat scheme.
2
Scheme regulations—
a
may confer functions on the administrator for the purposes of the scheme;
b
may authorise the administrator to arrange for another person to carry out any functions of the administrator.
3
The functions that may be conferred on the administrator by virtue of subsection (2) include, for example, functions in connection with—
a
setting low-carbon heat targets;
b
determining whether low-carbon heat targets have been met;
c
obtaining information;
d
keeping records;
e
requiring scheme participants to make payments to the administrator in connection with the costs of operating the scheme.
4
Only the following may be appointed as the administrator of a low-carbon heat scheme—
a
the Secretary of State;
b
the Scottish Ministers;
c
the Welsh Ministers;
d
the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland;
e
a public authority (other than a person within any of paragraphs (a) to (d));
f
any combination of the above.
5
More than one person may be appointed as the administrator of a low-carbon heat scheme.
6
Scheme regulations that appoint a public authority as the administrator of a low-carbon heat scheme may make such amendments to primary legislation as the Secretary of State considers appropriate for the purpose of enabling the authority to carry out the functions conferred on it by the regulations.
7
In this section, “public authority” means a person with functions of a public nature.