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Article 79 Exemptions

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

(1)

This article applies for the purposes of the following provisions—

(a)

article 24(4) (minimum insulation requirement for certain band D premises);

(b)

article 25(4) (minimum insulation requirement for band E, F and G and other band D premises);

(c)

article 30(3)(b) (hierarchy of heating measures installed at off-gas premises);

(d)

article 50(3)(b) (ECO4 projects: minimum requirement for energy efficiency improvement).

(2)

A measure attracts an exemption under this Part if its installation—

(a)

is prevented due to—

(i)

the location of the domestic premises in a conservation area; or

(ii)

the impact that such installation would have on a listed building or protected species;

(b)

would otherwise be unlawful; or

(c)

is not feasible due to—

(i)

local environmental conditions;

(ii)

the fabric or structure of the premises; or

(iii)

physical restrictions on access to the premises.

(3)

In this article—

  • “conservation area” has the meaning given by—

    1. (a)

      in the case of premises in England and Wales, section 91(1) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990f1;

    2. (b)

      in the case of premises in Scotland, section 81(1) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997f2;

  • “listed building” has the meaning given by—

    1. (a)

      in the case of premises in England and Wales, section 1(5) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990f3;

    2. (b)

      in the case of premises in Scotland, section 1(4) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997f4;

  • “protected species” means the species—

    1. (a)

      listed in Schedules 1 and 5 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981f5; or

    2. (b)

      defined as a European protected species in—

      1. (i)

        in the case of premises in England and Wales, regulations 42 and 46 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017f6;

      2. (ii)

        in the case of premises in Scotland, regulations 38 and 42 of the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c) Regulations 1994f7.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

1990 c. 9. There are amendments to section 91(1), but none are relevant.

f2

1997 c. 9. There are amendments to section 81(1), but none are relevant.

f3

Section 1(5) was amended by Schedule 17 to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24).

f4

Section 1(4) was amended by Schedule 3 to the Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014 (asp 19).

f5

1981 c. 69. Schedule 1 was amended by S.S.I 2001/337. Schedule 5 was amended by section 18 of the Animals and Wildlife (Penalties, Protections and Powers) (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 14), S.I. 1988/288, 1989/906, 1991/367, 1992/2350, 1998/878, 2007/1843, 2008/431, 2008/1927, 2008/2172, 2011/2015 and S.S.I. 2007/80.

f6

S.I. 2017/1012.

f7

S.I. 1994/2716.