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Electricity Supply Act 1995
226Waiver, suspension or reduction of obligations in emergencies
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#### 226 Waiver, suspension or reduction of obligations in emergencies
226 Waiver, suspension or reduction of obligations in emergencies
> > (1) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, waive, or suspend for a specified period, the obligation of a scheme participant to meet its individual certificate target or remedy a carried forward shortfall.
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> > (2) The Minister may make an order only if it appears to the Minister that a scheme participant is or will be unable to meet its individual certificate target or remedy the carried forward shortfall because of—
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> > > (a) a systems or other failure of the register of certificates, or
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> > > (b) another emergency affecting the integrity of the renewable fuel scheme or the register of certificates.
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> > (3) An order may—
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> > > (a) be made subject to conditions, and
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> > > (b) apply to all scheme participants or to a specified class of participants, and
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> > > (c) specify the effect of the waiver or suspension on other rights conferred or obligations imposed under this Part.
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> > (4) An order takes effect on—
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> > > (a) the day on which it is published in the Gazette, or
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> > > (b) a later day specified in the order.