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Description of energy-saving plant and machinery

3.—(1) Plant or machinery is energy-saving plant or machinery for the purposes of section 45A of the Act (expenditure on energy-saving plant or machinery) if—

(a)it falls within a technology class specified in the Energy Technology Criteria List,

(b)it meets the energy-saving criteria set out in that List, and

(c)subject to paragraphs (3) to (5), in the case of plant or machinery falling within any of the technology classes specified in paragraph (2), it is of a type that—

(i)is specified in, and has not been removed from, the Energy Technology Product List, or

(ii)has been accepted for inclusion in the Energy Technology Product List.

(2) The technology classes specified for the purposes of paragraph (1)(c) are—

(a)air-to-air energy recovery equipment,

(b)automatic monitoring and targeting equipment,

(c)boiler equipment,

(d)compressed air equipment,

(e)heat pumps,

(f)heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment,

(g)high speed hand air dryers,

(h)motors and drives,

(i)refrigeration equipment,

(j)radiant and warm air heaters,

(k)solar thermal systems, and

(l)uninterruptible power supplies.

(3) In the case of solar thermal systems, the solar thermal system or the solar collector included in the system must be of a type within paragraph (1)(c)(i) or (ii).

(4) In the case of automatic monitoring and targeting equipment, automatic monitoring and targeting systems need not be of a type within paragraph (1)(c)(i) or (ii).

(5) In the case of heat pumps, air source split and multi split (including variable refrigerant flow) heat pumps need not be of a type within paragraph (1)(c)(i) or (ii).