Article 22 In-fill measures in flats

(1)

A measure is a “flat in-fill measure” and meets the condition in this article if—

(a)

it is installed at a domestic premises which is a flat;

(b)

it is one of the following measures—

(i)

solid wall insulation;

(ii)

insulation of a cavity wall;

(iii)

a district heating connection;

(c)

it is linked with one other measure (“the primary measure”) which is—

(i)

the same kind of measure as the flat in-fill measure;

(ii)

promoted by the same participant that promoted the flat in-fill measure; and

(iii)

installed at separate domestic premises in the same block of flats (that is, a building which contains two or more flats) as the flat in-fill measure; and

(d)

the primary measure with which the flat in-fill measure is linked is a qualifying action by virtue of any of articles 13 to 21.

(2)

For the purposes of paragraph (1)(c)—

(a)

a flat in-fill measure is linked with a primary measure if—

(i)

the flat in-fill measure is completed during the three month period beginning with the day on which the primary measure is completed;

(ii)

the flat in-fill measure is notified under article 43 on the same day as, or after, the notification of the primary measure under that article;

(iii)

when notifying the flat in-fill measure under article 43, the participant includes information sufficient to enable the Administrator to identify the primary measure with which it is to be linked; and

(iv)

the ECO4 project containing the primary measure does not include any primary measure that is already linked with another in-fill measure;

(b)

a primary measure is the same kind of measure as a flat in-fill measure if—

(i)

both are solid wall insulation;

(ii)

both are insulation of a cavity wall; or

(iii)

both are district heating connections.

(3)

In this article, “flat”—

(a)

in respect of domestic premises in England and Wales, has the same meaning as in the Building Regulations 2010^f1;

(b)

in respect of domestic premises in Scotland, has the same meaning as in the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004^f2 and also includes a maisonette, as defined in those Regulations.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2010/2214. See regulation 2. There are amending instruments but none are relevant.
f2: S.S.I. 2004/406. See regulation 2. There are amending instruments but none are relevant.