The Electricity and Gas (Carbon Emissions Reduction) (Amendment) Order 2010

Amendment of article 2 (interpretation)

3.—(1) Article 2 (interpretation) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1) at the appropriate place, insert—

““insulation obligation” means the amount of a supplier’s carbon emissions reduction obligation which is to be achieved by the promotion of measures in accordance with article 9(1A);”;

““overall insulation target” has the meaning given by article 3(1)(a);”;

““overall super priority group target” has the meaning given by article 3(1)(b);”;

““professionally installed” means installed by a person, other than the householder, who has appropriate experience or qualifications;”;

““qualifying component” means—

(a)

child tax credit which includes a disability or severe disability element;

(b)

a disabled child premium;

(c)

a disability premium, enhanced disability premium or severe disability premium;

(d)

a pensioner premium, higher pensioner premium or enhanced pensioner premium; ”;

““super priority group” means the group of domestic energy users in the priority group where each member is in receipt of—

(a)

child tax credit and has a relevant income below £16,190 (where “relevant income” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Tax Credits Act 2002(1));

(b)

income-related employment and support allowance, which must include a work-related activity or support component, and—

(i)

has parental responsibility for a child under the age of five who ordinarily resides with that member; or

(ii)

is in receipt of a qualifying component;

(c)

income-based job seeker’s allowance and—

(i)

has parental responsibility for a child under the age of five who ordinarily resides with that member; or

(ii)

is in receipt of a qualifying component;

(d)

income support and—

(i)

has parental responsibility for a child under the age of five who ordinarily resides with that member; or

(ii)

is in receipt of a qualifying component;

or

(e)

state pension credit;”;

““super priority group obligation” means the amount of a supplier’s carbon emissions reduction obligation which is to be achieved by the promotion of measures in accordance with article 13A;”.

(3) In paragraph (b) of the definition of “priority group”, for “£16,040” substitute “£16,190”.

(4) For paragraph (3)(b) and (c) substitute—

“(b) a market transformation action means—

(i) between 1st April 2008 and 31st March 2011 the provision of microgeneration units where such provision will achieve a reduction in carbon emissions;

(ii) the provision of solid wall insulation where such provision will achieve a reduction in carbon emissions;

(iii) the provision of a real-time display;

(iv) the provision of a home energy advice package;

(v) between 1st April 2008 and 31st March 2011 the provision of any other action which will achieve a reduction in carbon emissions but which the Authority did not determine to be a qualifying action under the 2001 Order; or

(vi) on and from 1st April 2011 the provision of any other action which will achieve a reduction in carbon emissions but which the Authority did not determine to be a qualifying action under the 2004 Order;

(c) a priority group flexibility action means the provision to a householder within paragraph (a) or (b) of the priority group—

(i) between 1st April 2008 and 31st March 2011 of ground source heat pumps in respect of a property which does not have a mains gas supply; or

(ii) of solid wall insulation which lowers the U-value of the walls to 0.5 W/m²K or less;”.

(1)

2002 c.21.