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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/home-energy-conservation-act-1995/section-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/home-energy-conservation-act-1995/section-4.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1995/10",
  "legislation_title": "Home Energy Conservation Act 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/home-energy-conservation-act-1995",
  "path": "section/4",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Guidance by the Secretary of State.",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State may, from time to time, give to energy conservation authorities such guidance as he considers appropriate in relation to the preparation of reports under section 2 or reports under section 3(2)(a).\n(2) The Secretary of State may, in particular, give guidance as to what improvements in energy efficiency are to be regarded as significant.\n(3) An energy conservation authority shall have regard to any guidance given by the Secretary of State under this section.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Power to amend s. 4 conferred by 1996 c. 38, s. 2(3) (in force (S.) (1.12.1996) by S.I. 1996/2796, art. 2; and (N.I) (5.12.1996) by S.R. 1996/559, art. 2; and (E.W.) (14.1.1997 for specified provisions, otherwise 1.4.1997) by S.I. 1997/47, art. 2)."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 4 wholly in force at 1.4.1997: s. 4 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 9(2); s. 4 in force (E.) (15.1.1996 for subsections (1) and (2) otherwise 1.4.1996) by S.I. 1995/3340, arts. 2, 3; and (N.I.) (1.1.1996 for subsections (1) and (2) otherwise 1.4.1996) by S.R. 1995/455, art. 2; and (S.) (1.12.1996) by S.I. 1996/2797, art. 2; and (W.) (10.1.1997 for subsections (1) and (2) otherwise 1.4.1997) by S.I. 1996/3181, art 2."
    }
  ],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/10/section/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:33:18.793966+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}