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The Domestic Energy Efficiency Grants (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021

S.R. 2021/147 · Made 3 June 2021

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Energy Conservation

Made 3rd June 2021

Coming into operation 1st July 2021

The Department for Communities makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 17 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1990f1 and now vested in itf2.

The Department of Finance has consented to the making of the Regulations in accordance with Article 17(8) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1990.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1990/1511 (N.I. 15) Article 17 was amended by S.I. 1996/2879 (N.I. 21) Article 3

f2

See S.R. 1997 No. 391, S.R. 1999 No. 481, Article 6(e) and Schedule 4, Part IV and S.R. 2016 No. 76

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Amendments to the principal Regulations
  3. 3Amendments to the principal Regulations
  4. 4Savings Provisions
  5. Signature
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Domestic Energy Efficiency Grants (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 and shall come into operation on 1st July 2021.

(2)

In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Domestic Energy Efficiency Grants Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009f1.

2Amendments to the principal Regulations

The principal Regulations are amended in accordance with regulation 3.

3Amendments to the principal Regulations

In Regulation 5 (persons to whom a grant may be made)f1 in paragraph (2B)f2, for “£20,000” substitute “£23,000”.

4Savings Provisions

(1)

Regulation 5 (persons to whom a grant may be made) of the principal Regulations, as that regulation had effect immediately before the relevant date, shall continue to apply to an Affordable Warmth Grant made before the relevant date.

(2)

In paragraph (1) the relevant date means the date of coming into operation of these Regulations.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Communities on 3rd June 2021

L.S.

David Polley

A senior officer of the Department for Communities

The Department of Finance consents to the Regulations

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance on 3rd June 2021

L.S.

Patrick Neeson

A senior officer of the Department of Finance

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations enable the Department for Communities to increase the income threshold for the making of grant for the improvement of energy efficiency in private sector dwellings occupied by persons on low incomes.