The Secretary of State must make regulations setting out an objective for addressing the situation of persons in England who live in fuel poverty.

The regulations must specify a target date for achieving the objective.

Regulations under this section must be made by statutory instrument; and a statutory instrument containing such regulations may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

The Secretary of State must lay a draft of the instrument before each House of Parliament within 6 months of the day on which section 145 of the Energy Act 2013 comes into force.