(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order specifies descriptions of energy efficiency improvements for the purposes of section 1(4)(b) of the Act.
Under article 3, the energy efficiency improvements in the Schedule to this Order are specified for the purposes of section 1(4)(b) of the Act as qualifying energy improvements. Subject to the other requirements of section 1(4) of the Act, an energy plan will be a green deal plan under the Act where qualifying energy improvements are installed under the plan at an eligible property within the meaning given by section 1(9) of the Act.
A full regulatory impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the Green Deal Legislation Team, Department of Energy and Climate Change, 3 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HH and is published with the Explanatory Memorandum alongside the instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk.