# The Electricity and Gas (Carbon Emissions Reduction) (Amendment) Order 2010, Article 3: Amendment of article 2 (interpretation)


(1) Article 2 (interpretation) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1) at the appropriate place, insert—
““insulation obligation” means the amount of a supplier’s carbon emissions reduction obligation which is to be achieved by the promotion of measures in accordance with article 9(1A);”;
““overall insulation target” has the meaning given by article 3(1)(a);”;
““overall super priority group target” has the meaning given by article 3(1)(b);”;
““professionally installed” means installed by a person, other than the householder, who has appropriate experience or qualifications;”;
““qualifying component” means—
(a) child tax credit which includes a disability or severe disability element;
(b) a disabled child premium;
(c) a disability premium, enhanced disability premium or severe disability premium;
(d) a pensioner premium, higher pensioner premium or enhanced pensioner premium; ”;
““super priority group” means the group of domestic energy users in the priority group where each member is in receipt of—
(a) child tax credit and has a relevant income below £16,190 (where “relevant income” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Tax Credits Act 2002);
(b) income-related employment and support allowance, which must include a work-related activity or support component, and—
(i) has parental responsibility for a child under the age of five who ordinarily resides with that member; or
(ii) is in receipt of a qualifying component;
(c) income-based job seeker’s allowance and—
(i) has parental responsibility for a child under the age of five who ordinarily resides with that member; or
(ii) is in receipt of a qualifying component;
(d) income support and—
(i) has parental responsibility for a child under the age of five who ordinarily resides with that member; or
(ii) is in receipt of a qualifying component;
or
(e) state pension credit;”;
““super priority group obligation” means the amount of a supplier’s carbon emissions reduction obligation which is to be achieved by the promotion of measures in accordance with article 13A;”.
(3) In paragraph (b) of the definition of “priority group”, for “£16,040” substitute “£16,190”.
(4) For paragraph (3)(b) and (c) substitute—
“(b) a market transformation action means—
(i) between 1st April 2008 and 31st March 2011 the provision of microgeneration units where such provision will achieve a reduction in carbon emissions;
(ii) the provision of solid wall insulation where such provision will achieve a reduction in carbon emissions;
(iii) the provision of a real-time display;
(iv) the provision of a home energy advice package;
(v) between 1st April 2008 and 31st March 2011 the provision of any other action which will achieve a reduction in carbon emissions but which the Authority did not determine to be a qualifying action under the 2001 Order; or
(vi) on and from 1st April 2011 the provision of any other action which will achieve a reduction in carbon emissions but which the Authority did not determine to be a qualifying action under the 2004 Order;
(c) a priority group flexibility action means the provision to a householder within paragraph (a) or (b) of the priority group—
(i) between 1st April 2008 and 31st March 2011 of ground source heat pumps in respect of a property which does not have a mains gas supply; or
(ii) of solid wall insulation which lowers the U-value of the walls to 0.5 W/m2K or less;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/1958/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-and-gas-carbon-emissions-reduction-amendment-order-2010/article-3
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