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Section 71 Fuel poverty strategy: consultationI1I2

Scotland

(1)

The Fuel Poverty (Targets, Definition and Strategy) (Scotland) Act 2019 is modified as follows.

(2)

In section 7 (consultation on strategy)—

(a)

in subsection (1), after “preparing” insert “or reviewing”,

(b)

after subsection (3) insert—

“(3A)

For the purpose of subsection (2), the duty to consult the persons mentioned in paragraph (a), (c), (d), (e) or (f) may be met by consulting persons who appear to the Scottish Ministers to represent the interests of the persons mentioned in any of those paragraphs.”.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

S. 71 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 86(2)

I2

S. 71 in force at 1.4.2026 by S.S.I. 2026/115, reg. 2(1)(5), sch. Pt. 1