Renewable Energy Sources (Amendment) Regulations, 2012

L.N. 190 of 2012

MALTA RESOURCES AUTHORITY ACT

(CAP. 423)

Guarantees of Origin of Electricity from High Efficiency

Cogeneration and Electricity, Heating and, or Cooling from

Renewable Energy Sources (Amendment) Regulations, 2012

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 28 of the Malta

Resources Authority Act, the Minister for Resources and Rural

Affairs, after consulting the Malta Resources Authority, has made the

following regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the Guarantees of Origin of Citation.

Electricity from High Efficiency Cogeneration and Electricity,

Heating and, or Cooling from Renewable Energy Sources

(Amendment) Regulations, 2012, and these regulations shall be read

and construed as one with the Guarantees of Origin of Electricity S.L. 423.38

from High Efficiency Cogeneration and Electricity, Heating and, or

Cooling from Renewable Energy Sources Regulations, hereinafter

referred to as "the principal regulations".

In sub-regulation (2) of regulation 2 of the principal Amends

regulations, in the definition "statement of entitlement", for the words regulation

the principal

"of a guarantees of origin certificate." there shall be substituted the regulations.

words "of a guarantees of origin certificate;" and immediately after

the definition "statement of entitlement" there shall be added the

following new definition

" "third party" means any natural or legal person, in favour

of whom a guarantees of origin certificate has been transferred

by the guarantees of origin certificate holder, issued to the latter

in relation to electricity produced from high efficiency

cogeneration and, or from renewable energy sources according

to these regulations, and in terms of which such third party is

able to fulfill his obligations as regards production and, or

supply of electricity produced from high-efficiency

cogeneration or that produced from renewable energy sources.".

In regulation 3 of the principal regulations, immediately Amends

after the words "with the requirements of these regulations." there regulation

the principal

shall be added the words "The Authority shall supervise the issuance, regulations.

transfer and cancellation of guarantees of origin. The Authority shall

have non-overlapping geographical responsibilities, and be

independent of production, trade and supply activities.".

Immediately after sub-regulation (8) of regulation 5 of the

Amends

regulation 5 of

principal regulations, there shall be added the following new sub-

the principal

regulations

regulations.

(9) The Authority shall put in place

appropriate mechanisms to ensure that

guarantees of origin shall be issued, transferred

and cancelled electronically and are accurate,

reliable and fraud-resistant.

(10) The amount of energy from

renewable sources corresponding to guarantees

of origin transferred by an electricity supplier to

a third party shall be deducted from the share of

energy from renewable sources in its energy

mix for the purposes of regulation 8(6) of the

Electricity Market Regulations.

(11) The Authority shall recognise

guarantees of origin issued by other competent

authorities in other Member States in

accordance with these regulations exclusively

as proof of the elements referred to regulation

1(2) and regulation 5(6) with particular

reference to the Second Schedule. The

Authority may refuse to recognise a guarantee

of origin only when it has well-founded doubts

about its accuracy, reliability or veracity. The

Authority shall notify the Commission of such a

refusal and shall give reasoned grounds for its

decision.".

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