1995 No. 49
The Home Energy Efficiency Grants (Amendment) Regulations 1995
Made
Laid before the House of Commons
Coming into force
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 15 of the Social Security Act 19901 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and with the consent of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Regulations:—
Citation and commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the Home Energy Efficiency Grants (Amendment) Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 9th February 1995.
Amendments2
The Home Energy Efficiency Grants Regulations 19922 shall be amended as follows—
a
for regulation 3(2) (definitions) substitute—
2
For the purpose of this regulation a person shall not be treated as resident in a dwelling unless he is residing there as his only or main residence and—
“householder” means a person who, alone or jointly with others, is—
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in England and Wales, a freeholder or tenant and “tenant” includes a sub-tenant and a person who has—
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a protected occupancy or a statutory tenancy under the Rent (Agriculture) Act 19763;
ii
a statutory tenancy under the Rent Act 19774;
iii
a secure tenancy under Part IV of the Housing Act 19855;
iv
a licence to occupy which meets the conditions in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph 12 of Schedule 1 to that Act6 (almshouse licences); or
v
an assured agricultural occupancy under Part I of the Housing Act 19887; and
b
in Scotland, an owner or tenant and “owner” includes any person who under the Lands Clauses Acts8 would be enabled to sell and convey land to the promoters of an undertaking, and “tenant” includes a sub-tenant and a person who—
i
is a statutory tenant under section 3(1) of the Rent (Scotland) Act 19849;
ii
has entered into a contract to which Part VII of that Act applies;
iii
has a licence to occupy a dwelling which, if the dwelling was situated in England and Wales, would meet the conditions in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph 12 of Schedule 1 to the Housing Act 1985 (almshouse licences); or
iv
is a cottar within the meaning of section 12(5) of the Crofters (Scotland) Act 199310; and
“spouse” includes a person with whom the applicant is living as husband or wife. and
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omit regulation 10A11 (grant condition).
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Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
We consent,
(This note is not part of the Regulations)