226Waiver, suspension or reduction of obligations in emergencies

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.

(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—

(a) a systems or other failure of the register of certificates, or

(b) another emergency affecting the integrity of the renewable fuel scheme or the register of certificates.

(3) An order may—

(a) be made subject to conditions, and

(b) apply to all scheme participants or to a specified class of participants, and

(c) specify the effect of the waiver or suspension on other rights conferred or obligations imposed under this Part.

(4) An order takes effect on—

(a) the day on which it is published in the Gazette, or

(b) a later day specified in the order.