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The Warm Home Discount Regulations 2011

S.I. 2011/1033 · Made 31 March 2011 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

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Electricity

Gas

Made 31st March 2011

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations with the consent of the Treasuryf1 in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 9, 10, 14(4) and 31(5) and (6) of the Energy Act 2010f2.

The Secretary of State has consulted the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority, licensed electricity suppliers, licensed gas suppliers and such other persons as the Secretary of State thinks appropriate.

In accordance with section 31(2) of the Energy Act 2010 a draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

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Footnotes

f1

The consent of the Treasury is required by section 14(3) of the Energy Act 2010 (c. 27).

f2

2010 c. 27.

Contents

  1. Part 1: Introduction
  2. 1Title and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. Part 2: The Scheme
  5. 3Name and duration of scheme
  6. 4Notification by suppliers
  7. 5Scheme suppliers
  8. 5ASuppliers no longer participating in the scheme
  9. Part 3: The core group
  10. 6Determination of scheme customers by the Secretary of State
  11. 7Provision of rebate to core group customers
  12. 8Exceptions
  13. 9Provision of information by suppliers
  14. 10Provision of information by the Secretary of State
  15. 11Part 3: Interpretation
  16. Part 4: Non-core spending
  17. Chapter 1: General
  18. 12Determination and notification of non-core spending obligation
  19. 13Calculation of non-core spending obligation
  20. 14Adjustments for banking and borrowing
  21. 15Types and amounts of spending in scheme years 1 to 7
  22. 15ATypes and amounts of spending from scheme year 8
  23. 15BAdjustment of types and amounts of spending from scheme year 8
  24. 16Spending by connected scheme suppliers
  25. 17Spending incurred before commencement date
  26. 17AScheme year 6 spending incurred before third commencement date
  27. 17BScheme year 8 spending before fourth commencement date
  28. 17CScheme year 11 spending before fifth commencement date
  29. Chapter 2: The broader group
  30. 18Broader group customers
  31. 19Eligibility criteria and verification measures
  32. 20Provision of rebate to broader group customers
  33. Chapter 3: Legacy spending
  34. 21ZAScope of Chapter 3
  35. 21Legacy spending
  36. 22Provision of rebates
  37. 23Reference tariffs
  38. 24Calculation of legacy spending
  39. 25Chapter 3: Interpretation
  40. Chapter 4: Industry initiatives
  41. 26Industry initiatives
  42. 27Approval of industry initiatives
  43. Chapter 5: Specified Activities
  44. 27AActivities specified by the Secretary of State
  45. Part 5: Supplementary
  46. 28Approvals by the Authority: procedure
  47. 29Determination of amounts spent by scheme suppliers
  48. 30Provision of information to the Authority
  49. 30AProvision of information by the Authority
  50. 31Reviews of the scheme
  51. Signature
  52. Schedule 1: Aggregate non-core spending obligation
  53. 1Determination of aggregate non-core spending obligation
  54. 2Paragraph 2
  55. 3Paragraph 3
  56. 4Paragraph 4
  57. 5Paragraph 5
  58. 6Paragraph 6
  59. 7Paragraph 7
  60. 8Paragraph 8
  61. 9Paragraph 9
  62. 10Interpretation
  63. Schedule 2: Broader group
  64. Part 1: Eligibility criteria: descriptions of persons satisfying Condition 1
  65. 1Paragraph 1
  66. 2Paragraph 2
  67. 2AParagraph 2A
  68. 3Paragraph 3
  69. 4Paragraph 4
  70. 5Paragraph 5
  71. Part 2: Verification measures referred to in regulation 19(7)(a)
  72. 1Paragraph 1
  73. 2Paragraph 2
  74. 3Paragraph 3
  75. 3Interpretation
  76. Schedule 3: Determination of legacy spending
  77. Part 1: Information to be provided by relevant suppliers to the Authority
  78. 1Paragraph 1
  79. 2Paragraph 2
  80. 3Paragraph 3
  81. 4Paragraph 4
  82. 5Paragraph 5
  83. Part 2: Method to be used by the Authority to calculate the value of discounted tariffs provided by a relevant supplier
  84. 1Paragraph 1
  85. 2Paragraph 2
  86. 3Paragraph 3
  87. Part 3: Supplementary
  88. 1Paragraph 1
  89. 2Paragraph 2
  90. Schedule 4: Industry initiatives
  91. 1Table of industry initiatives
  92. Part 2: Requirements for installations of boilers and central heating systems
  93. 1Paragraph 1
  94. 2Paragraph 2
  95. 3Paragraph 3
  96. 4Paragraph 4
  97. 5Paragraph 5
  98. 6Paragraph 6
  99. 3Interpretation
  100. Explanatory note