(1)The Secretary of State may by regulations subject off-grid heating fuel suppliers (or off-grid heating fuel suppliers of a particular description) to an obligation in respect of renewable liquid heating fuel that corresponds to or is similar to the obligation mentioned in section 124(2) of the Energy Act 2004 (renewable transport fuel obligation).
(2)The regulations may, for any purpose connected with that obligation, make provision corresponding to or similar to any provision made by, or that may be made under, Chapter 5 of Part 2 of the Energy Act 2004 (powers etc relating to renewable transport fuel obligation).
(3)Before making regulations under this section, the Secretary of State must consult such persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
(4)Regulations under this section are subject to the affirmative procedure.
(5)In this section—
“off-grid heating fuel supplier” means a person who, in the course of business, supplies any—
renewable liquid heating fuel,
fossil fuel, or
other fuel, apart from solid fuel,
at or for delivery to places in Great Britain with a view to its being used wholly or mainly for the purpose of heating buildings to which there is no mains gas supply;
“renewable liquid heating fuel” means fuel that is typically supplied or stored in a liquid state and that is—
biofuel or blended biofuel, or
fuel (other than fossil fuel or nuclear fuel) produced—
wholly by energy from a renewable source, or
wholly by a process powered wholly by such energy;
and “biofuel”, “blended biofuel”, “fossil fuel” and “renewable source” have the meanings given in section 132 of the Energy Act 2004.
Commencement Information
I1S. 159 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 334(2)(g)