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ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY AMENDMENT (TRANSITIONAL FEED-IN TARIFF SCHEME) ACT 2011 (NO. 64 OF 2011) - SECT 3

See:
Act No.
68/2000.
Reprint No. 6
as at
17 March 2011
and amending
Act No. 74/2010.
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    (1)     In section 40F(1) of the Electricity Industry Act 2000 insert the following definitions—

""distributor TFiT obligation period" means the period—

        (a)     commencing on the TFiT scheme start day; and

        (b)     ending on the day that is the last day a distribution company conveys any TFiT scheme electricity along a distribution system operated by that distribution company;

"ESC determined TFiT scheme terms and conditions "means terms and conditions determined under section 40L(1)(c);

"ESC recommended TFiT scheme terms and conditions "means terms and conditions recommended, and contained in, a report under section 40J(2A)(b);

"statutory minimum TFiT conditions" means the conditions specified under section 40FAB(2);

TFiT scheme credit has the meaning given by section 40FAB(2)(a);

"TFiT scheme customer", of a relevant licensee or small retail licensee, means a person who—

        (a)     purchases electricity from that relevant licensee or small retail licensee; and

        (b)     engages in the generation of electricity on or after the TFiT scheme start day—

              (i)     at a property that the person occupies as their principal place of residence by means of one TFiT scheme generating facility at the property; or

              (ii)     at one or more properties—

    (A)     that the person occupies, otherwise than as a place of residence, by means of one TFiT scheme generating facility at each of those properties; and

    (B)     at which the person's annual consumption rate of electricity is 100 megawatt hours or less; and

        (c)     has been exempted by Order under section 17 from the requirement to hold a licence in respect of the generation of electricity for supply and sale;

"TFiT scheme electricity" means electricity that a TFiT scheme customer generates on or after the TFiT scheme start day and does not use;

"TFiT scheme end day" means the day declared by notice under section 40FEA(1);

"TFiT scheme generating facility "means a photovoltaic generation facility that—

        (a)     has an installed or name-plate generating capacity of 5 kilowatts or less; and

        (b)     is connected to a distribution system on or after the TFiT scheme start day;

"TFiT scheme period", for a TFiT scheme customer, has the meaning given by section 40FCA;

"TFiT scheme start day" means the day on which section 3 of the Electricity Industry Amendment (Transitional Feed-in Tariff Scheme) Act 2011 comes into operation;

TFiT scheme terms and conditions has the meaning given by section 40FAB;".

    (2)     In section 40F(1) of the Electricity Industry Act 2000 , in the definition of "small renewable energy generation facility", after "qualifying solar energy generating facility" insert "or a TFiT scheme generating facility".