# The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme Order 2013, Paragraph 24: Purposes of transport


(1) In paragraph 21, electricity or gas is consumed for the purposes of transport where it is used—
(a) by a road going vehicle, a vessel, an aircraft or a train;
(b) in relation to railways, for network services except where electricity or gas is used to provide power, heat or light to a building; or
(c) to provide power for the operation of a conveyor belt which is—
(i) at least 8 kilometres in length; and
(ii) used to transport materials to an off site facility from which facility the materials will be transported on a railway or a vessel using inland waters.
(2) The following definitions have effect for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—
“aircraft” means a self-propelled machine that can move through the air other than against the earth’s surface;
“inland waters” means—
(a) any river, stream or other watercourse, whether natural or artificial and whether tidal or not;
(b) any lough, lake or pond, whether natural or artificial, and any reservoir or dock; and
(c) any channel, creek, bay, estuary or arm of the sea;
“network services” has the same meaning it has in section 82 of the Railways Act 1993 but as if section 82(3)(h) of that Act did not apply;
“railway” has the meaning given in section 67(1) of the Transport and Works Act 1992;
“road going vehicle” means any vehicle—
(a) in respect of which a vehicle licence is required under the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994;
(b) which is an exempt vehicle under that Act; or
(c) which is required to display a certificate of Crown exemption under regulation 31 of the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations 2002;
“train” has the same meaning it has in section 83 of the Railways Act 1993;
“vessel” means any boat or ship which is self-propelled and operates in or under water.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2013/9780111535370/schedule/1/paragraph/24 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-crc-energy-efficiency-scheme-order-2013/schedule-1/paragraph-24
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