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Regulation 8 Amount of grantI1

Scotland

(1)

Subject to paragraph (4), the maximum amount of grant which may be made in respect of an application is—

(a)

£4,000; or

(b)

where paragraph (2) applies, £6,500.

(2)

This paragraph applies where─

(a)

the dwelling, other than a mobile home permanently fixed to a site, cannot be improved to a Standard Assessment Procedure rating of 55 or above using the Reduced Data SAP calculation within the £4,000 limit;

(b)

the dwelling is a mobile home permanently fixed to a site and would remain an energy inefficient dwelling after completion of works funded by a grant of £4,000; or

(c)

the works for which a grant is made include the installation of an air source heat pump.

(3)

In paragraph (2)(c) “air source heat pump” means an electrically driven refrigeration system that transfers heat from outside air into a water-based heating system.

(4)

Where, in respect of any dwelling—

(a)

the circumstances in regulation 4(8) apply; and

(b)

an application for a further grant under these Regulations is made within 10 years of the date of the grant referred to in regulation 4(8)(a),

the maximum amount of grant which may be made in respect of that application is to be calculated in accordance with paragraph (5).

(5)

The maximum amount of grant in paragraph (1) is reduced by the amount of the previous grant.

Annotations

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Reg. 8 in force at 1.7.2013, see reg. 1