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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-electricity-and-gas-energy-company-obligation-amendment-order-2025/article-5",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2025/9780348272741",
  "legislation_title": "The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-electricity-and-gas-energy-company-obligation-amendment-order-2025",
  "path": "article/5",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Installation standards: referrals by TrustMark",
  "text": "(1) In the 2022 Order—\n(a) in article 24—\n(i) for paragraph (5)(b) substitute—\n“(b) where an insulation measure is installed as part of an ECO4 project, the requirement that either—\n(i) the insulation measure is installed by, or under the responsibility of, a person who is registered with TrustMark for the purposes of that measure and—\n(aa) a certificate of lodgement is issued by the operator of TrustMark in respect of that measure; and\n(bb) the installation adheres to the relevant TrustMark requirements for quality assurance and consumer protection, including installation standards and arrangements for repairs and other remedies, required by virtue of the TrustMark registration; or\n(ii) the insulation measure—\n(aa) is installed subject to arrangements for quality assurance and consumer protection, including installation standards and arrangements for repairs and other remedies, which are equivalent to the requirements under TrustMark; and\n(bb) adheres to those requirements.”;\n(ii) after paragraph (5) insert—\n“(6) For the purposes of paragraph (5)(b) the installation is deemed to adhere to the relevant TrustMark or equivalent requirements unless—\n(a) the measure is referred for failing to meet the relevant requirements to the Administrator by TrustMark or the equivalent person; and\n(b) that referral is not withdrawn before 1st July 2026.”;\n(b) in article 31—\n(i) for paragraph (1)(c) substitute—\n“(c) where the measure does not fall within sub-paragraph (b), either—\n(i) the measure is installed by, or under the responsibility of, a person who is registered with TrustMark for the purposes of that measure and—\n(aa) a certificate of lodgement is issued by the operator of TrustMark in respect of that measure; and\n(bb) the installation adheres to the relevant TrustMark requirements for quality assurance and consumer protection, including installation standards and arrangements for repairs and other remedies, required by virtue of the TrustMark registration; or\n(ii) the measure—\n(aa) is installed subject to arrangements for quality assurance and consumer protection, including installation standards and arrangements for repairs and other remedies, which are equivalent to the requirements under TrustMark; and\n(bb) adheres to those requirements.”;\n(ii) after paragraph (1) insert—\n“(1A) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(c) the installation is deemed to adhere to the relevant TrustMark or equivalent requirements unless—\n(a) the measure is referred for failing to meet the relevant requirements to the Administrator by TrustMark or the equivalent person; and\n(b) that referral is not withdrawn before 1st July 2026.”.\n(2) In the 2023 Order, in article 24 for paragraph (1) substitute—\n“(1) A measure meets the requirements of this article if—\n(a) the measure is installed by, or under the responsibility of, a person who is registered with TrustMark for the purposes of that measure and—\n(i) a certificate of lodgement is issued by the operator of TrustMark in respect of that measure; and\n(ii) the installation adheres to the relevant TrustMark requirements for quality assurance and consumer protection, including installation standards and arrangements for repairs and other remedies, required by virtue of the TrustMark registration; or\n(b) the measure—\n(i) is installed subject to arrangements for quality assurance and consumer protection, including installation standards and arrangements for repairs and other remedies, which are equivalent to the requirements under TrustMark; and\n(ii) adheres to those requirements.\n(1A) For the purposes of paragraph (1) the installation is deemed to adhere to the relevant TrustMark or equivalent requirements unless—\n(a) the measure is referred for failing to meet the relevant requirements to the Administrator by TrustMark or the equivalent person; and\n(b) that referral is not withdrawn before 1st July 2026.”.\n(3) The amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (2) apply in relation to a measure where the installation is completed on or after the day on which this Order comes into force.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2025/9780348272741/article/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:39:00.578734+00:00"
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  "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."
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