Article 22 Additional requirements to be met by insulation measuresI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

An insulation measure meets the requirements of this article if—

(a)

before the insulation measure is completed at the domestic premises—

(i)

an RdSAP assessment of the domestic premises is performed; and

(ii)

advice on the benefits of using a smart meter is provided to the household occupying the domestic premises;

F1(aa)

the advice on the benefits of using a smart meter in accordance with sub-paragraph (a) includes—

(i)

guidance on arranging the installation of a smart meter; and

(ii)

an invitation to the household to make a non-binding pledge to arrange the installation of a smart meter;

(b)

an RdSAP assessment of the domestic premises is performed after the completion of the insulation measure; and

F2(c)

the insulation measure is notified by the participant to the Administrator in accordance with article 25 in respect of the domestic premises and—

(i)

is the only or first insulation measure to have been installed at the premises; or

(ii)

is the second insulation measure to have been installed at the premises where—

(aa)

the first and second insulation measures are measures listed in paragraph (1A);

(bb)

the participant who promoted the second insulation measure is the same as the participant who promoted the first one; and

(cc)

the second insulation measure is completed on the same day as, or not more than three months after, the day on which the first one is completed.

F3(1A)

The measures are—

(a)

cavity wall insulation;

(b)

loft insulation;

(c)

insulation against the escape of heat from a habitable room into the ground, or space, beneath the domestic premises; and

(d)

insulation of a pitched roof.

(1B)

For the purposes of paragraph (1)(c)(ii) where more than two insulation measures are notified to the Administrator in accordance with article 25 in respect of the domestic premises—

(a)

it is the first of those insulation measures to have been completed at the domestic premises that—

(i)

meets the requirements of paragraph (1)(a) and (b);

(ii)

meets the requirements of article 11 (general requirements);

(iii)

meets the condition in any one of articles 12 to 21 (eligible properties and measures); and

(iv)

meets the requirements of article 24 (quality assurance and consumer protection); and

(b)

it is the second of those insulation measures to have been completed at the domestic premises which meets the requirements referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(i) to (iv).

(1C)

For the purposes of paragraph (1)(c)(ii), where more than two insulation measures are completed at the domestic premises at the same time, it is the two insulation measures notified to the Administrator first which are treated as being the first and second of those insulation measures to have been completed.

F4(2)

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Art. 22(1)(aa) inserted (1.8.2025) by The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/941), arts. 1(2), 6(2) (with art. 6(3))
F2: Art. 22(1)(c) substituted (1.8.2025) by The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/941), arts. 1(2), 13(1)(a)(i) (with art. 13(2))
F3: Art. 22(1A)-(1C) inserted (1.8.2025) by The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/941), arts. 1(2), 13(1)(a)(ii) (with art. 13(2))
F4: Art. 22(2) omitted (1.8.2025) by virtue of The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/941), arts. 1(2), 13(1)(a)(iii) (with art. 13(2))

Commencement

I1: Art. 22 in force at 25.7.2023, see art. 1(2)