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Regulation 3 Name and duration of schemeI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

These Regulations establish a scheme for reducing fuel poverty, to be known as the Warm Home Discount scheme.

(2)

The scheme has effect during the period from the commencement date to 31st March F12016 (“the F2first scheme period”).

(3)

The following duties and powers continue to apply after the end of the F3first scheme period—

(a)

the duties of scheme suppliers under regulations 9(5) and (6), 24(2) and 30(3) and Part 1 of Schedule 3;

(b)

the duty of the Secretary of State under regulation 10;

(c)

the duties of the Authority under regulations 23 and 29 and Part 2 of Schedule 3; and

(d)

the powers of the Authority under regulations 24(3) and 30(1) and (2).

(F4F54)

The scheme also has effect during the period—

(a)

from the third commencement date to 31st March 2018 (“the second scheme period”);

(b)

from the fourth commencement date to 31st March 2021 (“the third scheme period”); and

(c)

from the fifth commencement date to 31st March 2022 (“the fourth scheme period”).

(5)

The following duties and powers continue to apply after the end of the second scheme period F6, after the end of the third scheme period and after the end of the fourth scheme period—

(a)

the duties of scheme suppliers under regulations 9(6) and (7), 14(3A) and 30(3);

(b)

the duty of the Secretary of State under regulation 10;

(c)

the duties of the Authority under regulation 29; and

(d)

the powers of the Authority under regulation 30(1) and (2).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Word in reg. 3(2) substituted (11.3.2015) by The Warm Home Discount (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/652), regs. 1, 4

F2

Word in reg. 3(2) inserted (23.7.2016) by The Warm Home Discount (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/806), regs. 1, 4(a)

F3

Word in reg. 3(3) inserted (23.7.2016) by The Warm Home Discount (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/806), regs. 1, 4(b)

F4

Reg. 3(4) substituted (25.6.2021) by The Warm Home Discount (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/667), regs. 1, 4(a)

F5

Reg. 3(4)(5) inserted (23.7.2016) by The Warm Home Discount (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/806), regs. 1, 4(c)

F6

Words in reg. 3(5) substituted (25.6.2021) by The Warm Home Discount (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/667), regs. 1, 4(b)

Commencement

I1

Reg. 3 in force at 1.4.2011, see reg. 1(2)