Regulation 4 Warm Home Discount Scheme for ScotlandI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

These Regulations make provision for the continuation, in Scotland, of the scheme for reducing fuel poverty established by the 2011 Regulations (“the Scheme”).

(2)

The Scheme, as continued by these Regulations—

(a)

is to be known as the Warm Home Discount (Scotland) Scheme; and

(b)

has effect during the period beginning with the commencement day and ending with 31st March 2026 (“the scheme period”).

(3)

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

(a)

the duties of scheme suppliers^f1 under regulations 11(7) and (8), 23(5) and 31(3);

(b)

the duties of the Secretary of State under regulation 12;

(c)

the duties of the Authority under regulation 30; and

(d)

the powers of the Authority under regulation 31(1) and 31(2).

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 4 in force at 20.10.2022, see reg. 1(2)

Footnotes

f1: See the definition of “scheme supplier” in section 15(5) of the Energy Act 2010.