The Warm Home Discount (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018

Amendments to regulation 2 (interpretation)

3.  In regulation 2(1)—

(a) after the definition of “compulsory scheme electricity supplier” insert—

““compulsory smaller electricity supplier” has the meaning given in regulation 5(6);”;

(b) after the definition of “dual fuel” insert—

““eligibility statement” means a document which describes the criteria adopted by the Secretary of State for the purpose of providing the prescribed rebate in a scheme year to persons living in fuel poverty or in a fuel poverty risk group;”;

(c) in the definition of “eligible occupier of a mobile home”—

(i) in paragraph (a), for “state pension credit, or” substitute “guarantee credit,”;

(ii) after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) who meets the criteria described in any eligibility statement for the scheme year consulted on and published by the Secretary of State before the start of the scheme year, or”;

(d) after the definition of “energy advice” insert—

““fourth commencement date” means the date on which the Warm Home Discount (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018 come into force;”;

(e) before the definition of “industry initiative” insert—

““guarantee credit” is to be construed in accordance with sections 1 and 2 of the State Pension Credit Act 2002(1);”;

(f) in the definition of “the prescribed rebate”, for paragraph (d) substitute—

“(d) in all other scheme years, £140;”;

(g) for the definition of “scheme electricity supplier” substitute—

““scheme electricity supplier” means—

(a)

in relation to any of the scheme years 1 to 8, a compulsory scheme electricity supplier or a voluntary scheme electricity supplier;

(b)

in relation to a subsequent scheme year, a compulsory scheme electricity supplier, a compulsory smaller electricity supplier or a voluntary scheme electricity supplier;”;

(h) in the definition of “scheme year”—

(i) at the end of paragraph (c) omit “or”;

(ii) after paragraph (d) insert—

“(e) from the fourth commencement date to 31st March 2019 (“scheme year 8”);

(f) from 1st April 2019 to 31st March 2020 (“scheme year 9”); or

(g) from 1st April 2020 to 31st March 2021 (“scheme year 10”);”;

(i) after the definition of “voluntary commitment” omit “and”;

(j) in the definition of “voluntary scheme electricity supplier”, after “5(4)” insert “and (4A);”;

(k) after the definition of “voluntary scheme electricity supplier” insert—

““working days” means any day other than—

(a)

a Saturday or Sunday; or

(b)

a day which is a bank holiday in England and Wales or in Scotland under section 1 of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971(2).”.

(1)

2002 c.16. Section 2 of that Act is amended by Schedule 24 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c.33). Sections 1 and 2 of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 are prospectively amended by section 75 of, and Schedule 4 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c.5).

(2)

1971 c.80. Schedule 1 to that Act is amended by the St Andrew’s Day Bank Holiday (Scotland) Act 2007 (2007 asp 2). There are other amendments which are not relevant.