Regulation 3 Amendment of regulation 2 (interpretation)

after the definition of “the Act” insert—

• ““authorised person” means the Secretary of State, or in relation to a Scottish heat network the Scottish Ministers;

• “bill” includes a demand for a qualifying payment within section 19(5)(a)(ii) or (c)(ii) of the Act in respect of heating or hot water;”;

for the definition of “end user” substitute—

• ““end user”, in relation to an intermediary, means an end user who falls within section 19(3)(b) or (c) of the Act;”;

for the definition of “intermediary” substitute—

• ““intermediary”, except in regulations 9 to 12, means a person—

  1. (a)

     who is a heat supplier within the meaning of the Metering and Billing Regulations or who otherwise supplies and charges for the supply of heating or hot water to its end users through a heat network; or

  2. (b)

     to whom an end user makes a qualifying payment within section 19(5)(a)(ii) or (c)(ii) of the Act in respect of heating or hot water,

  where that person has been provided with a scheme benefit in respect of the energy used to produce the heating or hot water;;”;