The Domestic Energy Efficiency Grants (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

Amendments to the principal Regulations

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

3.—(1) In regulation 2 (interpretation) after the definition of “administering agency” insert—

“Affordable Warmth grant” means a grant payable for any of the purposes set out in regulation 4(2A)(1).

(2) For the definition of “affordable warmth survey”(2) substitute the following definition—

“affordable warmth survey” means a survey of homes identified by the Ulster University as most at risk of fuel poverty by Census Output Area or a local council survey of homes considered to be at risk of fuel poverty;.

(3) For the definition of “benefit entitlement check” substitute—

“benefit entitlement check” means a process to establish whether an applicant for an Affordable Warmth grant might be entitled to claim any social security benefit or tax credit;.

(4) After the definition of “benefit entitlement check” insert—

“Boiler Replacement grant” means a grant payable for the purposes of regulation 4(1A);.

(5) After the definition of “registered housing association” insert—

“technical inspection” means inspection of a dwelling carried out by or on behalf of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive for the purposes of an Affordable Warmth grant..

(1)

Regulation 4 (2A) is inserted by regulation 6 of these Regulations

(2)

The definition of “affordable warmth survey” was inserted by regulation 3 of S.R. 2014 No. 52