Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Section 95 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 16 June 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)For the purposes of this Part, a person lives in fuel poverty if that person is a member of a household with a low income living in a home which cannot be kept warm at a reasonable cost.
(2)The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision, for the purposes of subsection (1), as to—
(a)what is—
(i)a household,
(ii)a low income,
(iii)a reasonable cost,
(b)the circumstances in which a home is to be regarded for those purposes as being warm.
(3)Before making any such regulations, the Scottish Ministers must consult—
(a)such persons as appear to them to represent the interests of persons living in fuel poverty, and
(b)such other persons,
as they think fit.
Commencement Information
I1S. 95 wholly in force at 1.10.2001, see s. 113 and S.S.I. 2001/336, art. 2(2), Sch. Pt. I (subject to transitional provisions in art. 3) (as amended by S.S.I. 2001/397, art. 7(b))
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