Article 2 InterpretationI1

In this Order—

• “the 2001 Order” means the Electricity and Gas (Energy Efficiency Obligations) Order 2001^f1;

• “the 2004 Order” means the Electricity and Gas (Energy Efficiency Obligations) Order 2004^f2;

• “carbon emissions reduction obligation” means the reduction in carbon emissions a supplier must achieve in the obligation period;

• “cogeneration” means the simultaneous generation in one process of thermal energy and—

  1. (a)

     electrical energy;

  2. (b)

     mechanical energy; or

  3. (c)

     both electrical and mechanical energy^f3;

• F1...

• “domestic customer” means an owner or occupier of domestic premises in Great Britain who is supplied with electricity or gas at those premises wholly or mainly for domestic purposes;

• “domestic energy user” means a person who uses energy in domestic premises in Great Britain wholly or mainly for domestic purposes;

• “energy” means energy from coal, electricity, gas, geothermal sources, liquid petroleum gas, oil, solar power, water, wind or wood;

• F2“energy assessor” means a person with any of the following qualifications—

  1. (a)

     City and Guilds (6176) in Energy Awareness;

  2. (b)

     Level 3 of the National Vocational Qualification 6049-03 (Provide Energy Efficiency Services);

  3. (c)

     a qualification based on units one to five of the National Occupational Standards (NOS) for Home and Community Energy Advisers which qualification is awarded by a body which has been approved and quality assured by the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator; or

  4. (d)

     an equivalent qualification that is recognised by a member State of the European Union, an EEA State or Turkey;

• “group of companies” means—

  1. (a)

     a holding company; and

  2. (b)

     the wholly-owned subsidiaries of that holding company;

• “holding company” has the same meaning as in section 736 of the Companies Act 1985^f4;

• “home energy advice package” has the meaning given in Schedule A1;

• “householder” has the meaning given by Schedule 1;

• F3“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);

• “lifetime tonnes of carbon dioxide” means the amount of carbon dioxide that is expected to be saved over the lifetime of the measures to be promoted under this Order;

• “loft insulation plus” means—

  1. (a)

     the provision to a domestic energy user of loft insulation which adds to existing loft insulation which is at least 60mm in depth and where that additional insulation is installed by a person with appropriate experience or qualifications; or

  2. (b)

     the promotion of loft insulation through a retail outlet,

  where the provision or promotion, as applicable, takes place between 11th September 2008 and 31st July 2009;

• ...

• “micro-cogeneration unit” means a cogeneration unit with a maximum capacity below 50 kW_e;

• “new supplier” has the meaning given by article 4(5);

• “notification” means notification in writing and includes notification by electronic mail or facsimile;

• “obligation period” has the meaning given by article 6(3) or 6(4);

• “overall carbon emissions reduction target” means the target for the promotion of a reduction in carbon emissions stated in article 3(1) and referred to in section 103 of the Utilities Act 2000;

• “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);

• “priority group” means the group of domestic energy users where each member—

  1. (a)

     is in receipt of at least one of the benefits described in paragraph 2 of Schedule 2;

  2. (b)

     is in receipt of at least one of the credits described in paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 and has a relevant income of F4£16,190 or less (where “relevant income” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Tax Credits Act 2002^f5); or

  3. (c)

     is at least 70 years old;

• “professionally installed” means installed by a person, other than the householder, who has appropriate experience or qualifications;

• “qualifying component” means—

  1. (a)

     child tax credit which includes a disability or severe disability element;

  2. (b)

     a disabled child premium;

  3. (c)

     a disability premium, enhanced disability premium or severe disability premium;

  4. (d)

     a pensioner premium, higher pensioner premium or enhanced pensioner premium;

• “real-time display” means a device which, together with a transmitter used in connection with it, provides information relating to—

  1. (a)

     a domestic energy user’s electricity consumption; and

  2. (b)

     the cost of that consumption,

  and does so at the time the consumption occurs;

• “short-life battery” means a battery which is not expected to power—

  1. (a)

     a real-time display; or

  2. (b)

     a transmitter used in connection with such a display,

  for more than one year under normal conditions of use;

• “subsidiary” has the meaning given by section 736 of the Companies Act 1985;

• “super priority group” means the group of domestic energy users in the priority group where each member is in receipt of—

  1. (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);

  2. (b)

     income-related employment and support allowance, which must include a work-related activity or support component, and—

     1. (i)

        has parental responsibility for a child under the age of five who ordinarily resides with that member; or

     2. (ii)

        is in receipt of a qualifying component;

  3. (c)

     income-based job seeker’s allowance and—

     1. (i)

        has parental responsibility for a child under the age of five who ordinarily resides with that member; or

     2. (ii)

        is in receipt of a qualifying component;

  4. (d)

     income support and—

     1. (i)

        has parental responsibility for a child under the age of five who ordinarily resides with that member; or

     2. (ii)

        is in receipt of a qualifying component;

     or

  5. (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;

• “supplier” has the meaning given by article 4;

• “U value” means the measure in W/m²K of heat transmission through a wall.

In this Order, subject to article 10, a qualifying action means—

In this Order—

Paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 has effect.