The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2017

Amendments to article 2 of the 2014 Order (interpretation)

2.—(1) Article 2(1) is amended as follows.

(2) After the definition of “carbon saving community qualifying action” insert—

““certified installer”, in relation to the installation of a measure, means a person who is certified as compliant with those parts of PAS 2014 or PAS 2017 that apply to the measure by a certification body or organisation accredited to EN 45011(1) or EN ISO/IEC 17065:2012(2);

“commencement date” means the date on which the Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2017 comes into force;”.

(3) After the definition of “cost score” insert—

““deemed score qualifying action” means a qualifying action which is not a SAP scored qualifying action;”.

(4) After the definition of “heating qualifying action” insert—

““home heating minimum requirement” means, subject to article 30A, the amount determined for a supplier under article 7 as the minimum amount of a supplier’s total home heating cost reduction obligation which is to be achieved by promoting heating qualifying actions that—

(a)

are completed on or after 1st July 2016; and

(b)

are not the replacement of a qualifying boiler fuelled by mains gas;”.

(5) For the definition of “new supplier” substitute—

““new 2015 supplier” and “new 2016 supplier” have the meanings given in article 4(3) and (3A);”.

(6) In the definition of “notification period”—

(a) after paragraph (a) omit “and”; and

(b) after paragraph (b) insert—

“and

(c) 1st January 2016 to 31st December 2016 for phase 3,”.

(7) After the definition of “notification period” insert—

““PAS 2014” means the Publicly Available Specification 2030:2014(3);

“PAS 2017” means the Publicly Available Specification 2030:2017(4);”.

(8) In the definition of “phase”—

(a) for “two phases” substitute “three phases”;

(b) after paragraph (a) omit “and”; and

(c) after paragraph (b) insert—

“(c) the 18 months ending with 30th September 2018 (“phase 3”);”.

(9) After the definition of “phase” insert—

““phase 3 party cavity wall insulation” means the insulation of a cavity wall, where—

(a)

the installation of the insulation is completed on or after 1st April 2017; and

(b)

the wall divides premises from other premises under different occupation;

“pre-existing building” means a building erected before 1st April 2017;”.

(10) For the definition of “provisional solid wall minimum requirement” substitute—

““provisional solid wall minimum requirement” means the amount determined for a supplier in respect of phase 1, 2 or 3 under article 7(2);”.

(11) For the definition of “Publicly Available Specification” substitute—

““Publicly Available Specification” (except in the definitions of “PAS 2014” and “PAS 2017”) means—

(a)

in relation to an installation completed on or before 31st March 2017, PAS 2014;

(b)

in relation to an installation completed between 1st April 2017 and 31st May 2017, PAS 2014 or PAS 2017;

(c)

in relation to an installation completed on or after 1st June 2017, PAS 2017;”.

(12) For the definition of “relevant year” substitute—

““relevant year” means 2014, 2015 or 2016;”.

(13) After the definition of “rural area” insert—

““rural minimum requirement” means, subject to article 30A, the amount determined for a supplier under article 7 as the minimum amount of a supplier’s total carbon emissions reduction obligation which is to be achieved by promoting carbon qualifying actions that are—

(a)

installed in premises situated in a rural area; and

(b)

completed on or after 1st April 2017;”.

(14) After the definition of “SAP 2009” insert—

““SAP scored qualifying action” means a qualifying action which is—

(a)

completed on or before 31st March 2017; or

(b)

a connection of premises to a district heating system;”.

(15) In the definition of “total carbon emissions reduction obligation”—

(a) after “in respect of a supplier,” insert “and subject to article 30A,”; and

(b) for paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) for phase 2 and for phase 3, which have been determined for the supplier under article 7;”.

(16) In the definition of “total home heating cost reduction obligation”—

(a) after “in respect of a supplier,” insert “and subject to article 30A,”; and

(b) for “phases 1 and 2” substitute “phases 1, 2 and 3”.

(17) After the definition of “total home heating cost reduction obligation” insert—

““total provisional solid wall minimum requirement” means, in respect of a supplier and subject to article 30A, the sum of the provisional solid wall minimum requirements which have been determined for the supplier in respect of phases 1, 2 and 3;”.

(1)

ISBN 0580294153. This standard is published by the British Standards Institution and copies can be obtained at www.bsigroup.com or by contacting the British Standards Institution, 389 Chiswick High Road, London, W4 4AL.

(2)

ISBN 9780580784729. This standard is published by the British Standards Institution. See the above footnote for details of copies.

(3)

ISBN 9780580825699. Edition 1, published January 2014. This Publicly Available Specification is titled “Improving the energy efficiency of existing buildings. Specification for installation process, process management and service provision” and is published by the British Standards Institution. See the above footnote for details of copies.

(4)

Published 31st January 2017. This Publicly Available Specification is titled “PAS 2030:2017 Specification for the installation of energy efficiency measures (EEM) in existing buildings” and is published by the British Standards Institution. See the above footnote for details of copies.