170Creation of certificates

170 Creation of certificates

170 Creation of certificates

(1) A certificate may be created by an accredited certificate provider, in accordance with the scheme rules, in relation to an activity that produces renewable fuel.

(2) Subject to the scheme rules, one certificate may be created for an activity that produces 1 gigajoule of renewable fuel.

(3) The number of certificates created for an activity must be calculated in accordance with the scheme rules.

(4) A certificate may be created in relation to an activity no later than 6 months after the end of the compliance period in which the activity produces the renewable fuel.

(5) The scheme rules may make provision about the creation of certificates in relation to an activity, or class of activity, that produces renewable fuel.

(6) In particular, the scheme rules may—

(a) provide for activities that produce renewable fuel before the beginning of the 2027 compliance period, and

(b) specify the date before or after which an activity must have commenced for a certificate to be created in relation to the activity.

(7) The regulations or scheme rules may—

(a) specify when an activity is taken to have produced renewable fuel, and

(b) provide that an activity is taken to have occurred on the date on which the activity is first commenced.

(8) (Repealed)