{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-electricity-and-gas-community-energy-saving-programme-order-2009/article-20",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2009/9780111481929",
  "legislation_title": "The Electricity and Gas (Community Energy Saving Programme) Order 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-electricity-and-gas-community-energy-saving-programme-order-2009",
  "path": "article/20",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": "Transfers",
  "text": "(1) The carbon emissions reduction obligation of one generator or supplier (“person A”) may be treated as achieved in whole or part by qualifying action completed by a generator or a supplier (“person B”) (“a transfer”).\n(2) A transfer only has effect if approved by the Authority.\n(3) To obtain approval, persons A and B must—\n(a) apply for approval in writing to the Authority by 31st December 2012; and\n(b) provide to the Authority such information, including the number and type of qualifying actions in question, as the Authority may reasonably require.\n(4) The Authority must not approve a transfer where it has reasonable grounds to believe that, if the transfer were approved, the carbon emissions reduction obligation placed on person B will not be achieved.\n(5) If the Authority decides not to approve a transfer under paragraph (4) it must notify persons A and B of the reasons for that decision.\n(6) The completed qualifying action under a transfer does not count towards the carbon emissions reduction obligation of person B.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2009/9780111481929/article/20",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:56:56.641408+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}