Part 5: Wind power Section 81: Onshore wind power: use of Northern Ireland certificates
Section 81 inserts a new section 32LM into the Electricity Act 1989 to allow the Secretary of State to make regulations to prevent an electricity supplier in Great Britain from discharging its renewables obligation using a ROC issued in respect of electricity generated in Northern Ireland - a relevant Northern Ireland certificate - after the onshore wind closure date (or a later date specified in regulations) except in certain circumstances specified in regulations.
	This section also defines a relevant Northern Ireland certificate as a certificate issued in respect of electricity generated by a Northern Ireland onshore wind generating station accredited after the onshore wind closure date (or a later date specified in regulations), or by additional capacity which first formed part of a Northern Ireland onshore wind generating station after that date.
	Section 81 clarifies that the power it introduces overrides the power to make provision about the use of Northern Ireland certificates in section 32F of the Electricity Act 1989.