The Home Energy Efficiency Scheme Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2003

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st August 2003.

(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

Amendment of Principal Regulations–

2.—(1) The Home Energy Efficiency Scheme Regulations 1997(1) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In Regulation 4 (persons who may apply for grant)–

(a) in paragraph (1), after sub paragraph (b) add the following sub-paragraphs:–

“(c) is, or lives with a spouse who is, in receipt of a benefit to which paragraph (2) applies and who is, or lives with a spouse who is, a pregnant woman in respect of whom a maternity certificate (as provided for in regulation 2(3) of the Social Security (Medical Evidence) Regulations 1976(2) and regulation 2 of the Statutory Maternity Pay (Medical Evidence) Regulations 1987(3)) has been given in relation to that pregnancy; or

(d) is, or lives with a spouse who is, in receipt of child tax credit or working tax credit (as provided for in Parts 1 and 3 of the Tax Credits Act 2002(4)) and has a relevant income of less than £14,200 and for these purposes “relevant income” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of that Act;”;

(b) in paragraph (2)(b) for the words “a disability working allowance” substitute “disabled persons' tax credit”.

MARY MULLIGAN

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

5th June 2003