Prospective
(1)The Secretary of State must prepare and publish an annual report on the extent to which—
(a)green deal plans under Chapter 1 of Part 1, and
(b)the energy company obligations provisions,
have contributed to the Secretary of State fulfilling the duty under section 4(1)(b) of the Climate Change Act 2008 (carbon budgeting).
(2)The “energy company obligations provisions” means—
(a)sections 33BC and 33BD of the Gas Act 1986 and sections 41A and 41B of the Electricity Act 1989 (promotion of reductions in carbon emissions and home-heating costs),
(b)sections 103 and 103A of the Utilities Act 2000 (overall carbon emissions and home-heating cost reduction targets), and
(c)section 103B of the Utilities Act 2000 (Secretary of State's power to require information about carbon emissions and home-heating cost reduction targets).
(3)The first report under this section must be published before the end of 2014.
(4)The Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a copy of each report under this section.
(1)The Secretary of State must take such action as he considers appropriate to improve the energy efficiency of residential accommodation in England so as to contribute to the Secretary of State fulfilling the duty under section 1(1) of the Climate Change Act 2008 (reduction of net UK carbon account by 2050).
(2)In subsection (1) “residential accommodation” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995.
(3)Section 2 of the Sustainable Energy Act 2003 (energy efficiency of residential accommodation) ceases to have effect.
(4)In section 9 of the Sustainable Energy Act 2003 (citation, extent and commencement), in subsections (3) and (5) leave out “2,”.