Explanatory note

This Order defines “the government” for the purposes of setting a CHP target pursuant to section 5(1) of the Sustainable Energy Act 2003 for England and Wales. It also specifies the circumstances, and those parts of the government, to be excluded from the estimation of the amount of electricity that the government will use in the period specified in the target.

Article 2 defines “the government” as comprising those government departments and other bodies set out in the Schedule.

Article 3 specifies any premises being outside England and Wales as the circumstances in which, and the parts of the government whose, electricity use will be excluded from the estimation.