These Regulations amend the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme (England) Regulations 2005 (“the 2005 Regulations”).

Regulation 2(2) inserts a new regulation 3(4) into the 2005 Regulations. Under regulation 3(4) the Secretary of State must allocate to the administering agency for each financial year the money which is to be available to the agency for the purpose of making grant payments in accordance with the 2005 Regulations.

Regulation 2(3) substitutes a new regulation 9(4) into the 2005 Regulations. The new regulation 9(4) requires the administering agency to refuse an application for a grant where the sums allocated by the Secretary of State for the financial year in respect of which the application falls to be determined have already been awarded in respect of works applications which have been approved in accordance with the 2005 Regulations.