2008 No. 38
ENERGY CONSERVATION

The Home Energy Efficiency Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008

Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 15 of the Social Security Act 19901 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation and commencement1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008 and come into force on 6th April 2008.

Amendment of the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 20062.

Regulation 7(2)(c) of the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 20062 is amended by substituting “£16,642” for “£16,017”.

Revocation3.

The Home Energy Efficiency Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 20073 are revoked.
S MAXWELL
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew's House,

Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Order)

These Regulations amend the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (“the 2006 Regulations”) which provide for the making of grants for insulation and energy efficiency works and for the installation, repair or replacement of central heating systems. The 2006 Regulations also allow for the upgrading of partial or inefficient systems to persons entitled to claim the guarantee element of pension credit, and extend eligibility for insulation and energy efficiency measures to families with disabled children.

Regulation 2 amends the financial limit in regulation 7(2)(c) of the 2006 Regulations in relation to the income threshold for eligibility for grant for persons in receipt of child tax credit and working tax credit in line with increases to these credits effective from 6th April 2008.

Regulation 3 makes a consequential revocation of the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007 which were concerned with amending the financial limit in relation to the income threshold for the financial year 2007–2008.