Duty to prepare a Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategy and Delivery Plan
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1
A local authority must, in accordance with this Order, prepare, publish and update—
a
a local heat and energy efficiency strategy, and
b
a local heat and energy efficiency delivery plan.
2
A local authority must publish its first local heat and energy efficiency strategy and its first local heat and energy efficiency delivery plan on or before 31 December 2023.
3
A local authority must—
a
keep its local heat and energy efficiency strategy and its local heat and energy efficiency delivery plan under review,
b
publish an updated local heat and energy efficiency strategy at intervals of no more than 5 years after the date of publication of the previous strategy,
c
publish an updated local heat and energy efficiency delivery plan at intervals of no more than 5 years after the date of publication of the previous delivery plan.
4
A local authority must have regard to the guidance issued under article 5 when preparing its local heat and energy efficiency strategy and its local heat and energy efficiency delivery plan.