Regulation 5 Amendment of the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme Regulations 1997

after the definition of “central heating” insert–

• ““electric storage heater” means, any of the following which, in each case, was manufactured at least 20 years before the date of application–

  1. (a)

     a free-standing storage heater;

  2. (b)

     an electric fan-assisted storage warm air system;

  3. (c)

     an electric wired underfloor heating system, set in solid floors; or

  4. (d)

     an electric ceiling heating system;.”;

after the definition of “energy advice” insert–

• ““inefficient central heating system” means–

  1. (a)

     a central heating system that is unable to deliver the minimum temperature standard; or

  2. (b)

     a central heating system that consists of or includes–

     1. (i)

        a solid fuel boiler with a seasonal efficiency of less than 55%;

     2. (ii)

        a natural gas boiler with a seasonal efficiency of 55% or less;

     3. (iii)

        an oil-fired boiler with a seasonal efficiency of less than 65%; or

     4. (iv)

        a gravity or semi-gravity solid fuel heating system which was manufactured at least 20 years before the date of application;

• “minimum temperature standard” means a temperature of 23ºC in a living room and 18ºC in all other rooms sustained for at least 16 hours in every period of 24 hours;

• “partial central heating system” means a system that does not provide warmth to one or more of the following rooms–

  1. (a)

     the main living room;

  2. (b)

     the main and any second bedroom;

  3. (c)

     the main bathroom; and

  4. (d)

     the main hallway;

• “seasonal efficiency” means the efficiency of a boiler as determined using the Government’s Standard Assessment Procedure for Energy Rating of Dwellings^f1;”;

after the definition of “self-contained dwelling” insert–

• ““service occupancy” means occupancy as a tenant of a dwelling in terms of a contract of employment;”.