Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
2021 No. 147
Energy Conservation
The Domestic Energy Efficiency Grants (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021
Made 3rd June 2021
Coming into operation 1st July 2021

The Department for Communities makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 17 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1990 and now vested in it.
S.I. 1990/1511 (N.I. 15) Article 17 was amended by S.I. 1996/2879 (N.I. 21) Article 3
See S.R. 1997 No. 391, S.R. 1999 No. 481, Article 6(e) and Schedule 4, Part IV and S.R. 2016 No. 76
The Department of Finance has consented to the making of the Regulations in accordance with Article 17(8) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1990.

Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Domestic Energy Efficiency Grants (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 and shall come into operation on 1st July 2021.
(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Domestic Energy Efficiency Grants Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009.
S.R. 2009 No. 195; relevant amendments are S.R. 2014 No. 52 and S.R. 2016 No. 333

Amendments to the principal Regulations
2. The principal Regulations are amended in accordance with regulation 3.
3. In Regulation 5 (persons to whom a grant may be made) in paragraph (2B), for “£20,000” substitute “£23,000”.
Regulation 5 was amended by Regulation 5 of S.R. 2014 No. 52 and Regulation 6 of S.R. 2016 No. 333
Regulation 5(2B) was inserted by Regulation 6 of S.R. 2016 No. 333

Savings Provisions
4. (1) Regulation 5 (persons to whom a grant may be made) of the principal Regulations, as that regulation had effect immediately before the relevant date, shall continue to apply to an Affordable Warmth Grant made before the relevant date.
(2) In paragraph (1) the relevant date means the date of coming into operation of these Regulations.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Communities on 3rd June 2021
David Polley
A senior officer of the Department for Communities
The Department of Finance consents to the Regulations
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance on 3rd June 2021
Patrick Neeson
A senior officer of the Department of Finance

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations enable the Department for Communities to increase the income threshold for the making of grant for the improvement of energy efficiency in private sector dwellings occupied by persons on low incomes.