FAQs
What will happen to those who don’t follow the rules?
Apart from the usual legal sanctions, non-compliant participants can have payments withheld or be excluded from the scheme.
Chapter 8 of the government's RHI announcement says
Tackling non-compliance
Ensuring compliance with the conditions of the scheme can be dealt with in a number of ways, including: advice and guidance; up-front checks when assessing applications for support; on-site inspections; and ultimately, through formal sanctions, such as reducing payments or in the most serious cases, excluding a participant from the scheme and seeking prosecution.
