The Legislation
The Utilities Act 2000 gives the Secretary of State the power to require electricity suppliers to supply a certain proportion of their total sales in the United Kingdom from electricity generated from renewable sources. A Renewables Obligation Order is issued annually detailing the precise level of the obligation for the coming year-long period of obligation and the level of the buy-out price. The Renewables Obligation (England and Wales) was introduced by the Department of Trade and Industry, the Renewables Obligation (Scotland) was introduced by the Scottish Executives and the Northern Ireland Renewables Obligation was introduced by the Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment (DETINI). The Orders were subject to review in 2005/06 and new Orders came into effect on 1 April 2006. The relevant pieces of legislation for the period April 2006-March 2007 are:
- The Renewables Obligation Order 2006 (Statutory Instrument (SI) 2006 No. 1004)
- The Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Order 2006 (SI 2006 No. 173), and
- The Renewables Obligation Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 (SI 2006 No. 56).
All pieces of legislation are published on the National Archives legislation site .
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