These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 41(1) of, and paragraph 12(b) of Schedule 4 to, the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1) in order to replace references to “exit day” with references to “IP completion day”.

Regulation 2 amends the Climate Change Agreements (Amendment of Agreements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1205).

Regulation 3 amends the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1336).

Regulation 4 amends the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1342). The amendment in regulation 4(2)(b) is supplementary to the amendment in regulation 4(2)(a). It retains paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1643) (which was omitted by S.I. 2018/1342) for the purpose of a conversion to euros for a qualification date before IP completion day.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.