(1)The Secretary of State must consider amending the GPDO for the purpose of facilitating the installation of equipment for microgeneration on non-domestic land in England.
(2)In subsection (1) “non-domestic land” means buildings, or other land, other than a dwellinghouse or land within the curtilage of a dwellinghouse.
(3)Consideration under subsection (1) must begin within 6 months beginning with the coming into force of this Act.
(4)The Secretary of State must, as soon as reasonably practicable, lay a report before Parliament setting out the outcome of the consideration under subsection (1).
(5)In considering what, if any, amendments should be made to the GPDO, the Secretary of State—
(a)must have regard to the results of any relevant consultation which has been carried out by the Secretary of State in relation to the GPDO; and
(b)may carry out further consultation if the Secretary of State thinks it appropriate.
(6)In this section “microgeneration” has the same meaning as in section 3.