51 Renewable heat incentives

Renewable heat incentives

51  Renewable heat incentives

(1)     Section 100 of the Energy Act 2008 (renewable heat incentives) is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (4).

(2)     After subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)     Regulations under this section may confer any function on any person.

(1B)     Regulations under this section may provide for a function conferred on a person to be exercisable on behalf of another person.”

(3)     In subsection (2)—

(a)     in paragraph (a), for the words before sub-paragraph (i) substitute—

“(a)     make provision giving any of the following persons entitlements to payments (“RHI payments”) in specified circumstances—”;

(b)     in paragraph (b), for “such payments” substitute “RHI payments”;

(c)     after paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba)     make provision about the circumstances in which, and descriptions of persons to whom, the whole or a part of an entitlement to an RHI payment may be assigned (whether the person has the entitlement by virtue of regulations under paragraph (a) or regulations under this paragraph);

(bb)     authorise or require the Secretary of State, the Authority, designated fossil fuel suppliers, or any person with any other administration function, to make an RHI payment—

(i)     to the person who is entitled to the payment by

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