Regulation 10 Interpretation

In this Part of these Regulations–

• “central heating system” means a system which provides warmth to 2 or more rooms in a dwelling through a series of connected radiators or ducts linked to a central boiler or from a series of electric storage heaters and controlled from one central point;

• “electric storage heater” means–

  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;

• “inefficient central heating system” means–

  1. (a)

     a central heating system that is unable to deliver a satisfactory heating regime;

  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; or

  3. (c)

     a central heating system that consists of or includes electric storage heaters which were manufactured at least 20 years before the date of application;

• “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;

• “satisfactory heating regime” means a temperature of 23°C in a living room and 18°C in all other rooms sustained for at least 16 hours in every period of 24 hours;

• “seasonal efficiency” means the efficiency of a boiler as determined using the 2005 edition of the Government's Standard Assessment Procedure for Energy Rating of Dwellings^f1; and

• “self-contained dwelling” includes any part of a building which is occupied as a separate dwelling.