118Creation of certificate must be registered

#### 118 Creation of certificate must be registered 118 Creation of certificate must be registered > > (1) A certificate has no effect until the creation of the certificate is registered by the Scheme Administrator in the register of certificates. > > > (2) An application for registration of the creation of a certificate may be made to the Scheme Administrator by an accredited certificate provider. > > > (3) The Scheme Administrator must determine an application for registration of the creation of a certificate by— > > > > > (a) granting the application and registering the creation of the certificate in the register of certificates, or > > > > > (b) refusing the application. > > > (4) The Scheme Administrator registers the creation of a certificate by— > > > > > (a) creating an entry for the certificate in the register of certificates, and > > > > > (b) recording the name of the person who created the certificate as the owner of the certificate. > > > (5) The Scheme Administrator must, when registering the creation of a certificate, specify— > > > > > (a) whether the certificate is active, and > > > > > (b) if the certificate is not active—the date on which the certificate will be taken to be active, if known. > > > (6) The Scheme Administrator may alter the entry for a certificate in the register of certificates at any time to show— > > > > > (a) the certificate is active, or > > > > > (b) the date on which the certificate will be taken to be active. > > > (7) The scheme rules may make provision about the circumstances in which a certificate is or is not taken to be active. > > > (8) A certificate may be registered as active before the beginning of the compliance period during which the peak demand reduction capacity is made available. > > > (9) The Scheme Administrator may refuse an application for registration of the creation of a certificate on any grounds specified in the regulations. > > > (10) Regulations may be made in relation to applications for registration of certificates, including— > > > > > (a) to require an application fee to be paid to the Scheme Administrator, and > > > > > (b) to adjust the amount of the fee for movements in the consumer price index. > > > (11) The Scheme Administrator must publish the adjusted application fees on its website before the beginning of the compliance period to which the application fee applies.