Article 8 Amendment and repeals

(1)

In section 1(1) of the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995 c. 10. 1995, in the definition of “residential accommodation” in paragraph (ab)—

(a)

the words “or Northern Ireland” are hereby repealed; and

(b)

for the words “as the case may be,” there shall be substituted the words “, in the case of a house-boat in Northern Ireland, is a dwelling-house for”.

(2)

In the Energy Conservation Act 1981, the following 1981 c. 17. provisions are hereby repealed, namely—

(a)

section 15;

(b)

in section 28(a) the words “references in section 15 to the Secretary of State and”; and

(c)

section 28(b).