Home Energy Conservation Act 1995

1 Interpretation. U.K.

( 1 ) In this Act—

• “ energy conservation authority ” means—

  (a)

  in England and Wales, a local housing authority within the meaning of the M1 Housing Act 1985,

  (b)

  in Scotland, a local authority within the meaning of the M2 Housing (Scotland) Act 1987, and

  (c)

  in Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland Housing Executive;

• “ energy conservation measures ” includes information, advice, education, promotion, [F1 any available financial assistance, ] making grants and loans and carrying out works;

• “ residential accommodation ” means—

  (a)

  premises occupied or intended to be occupied as a separate dwelling and forming the whole or part of a building, or

[F2 (aa) a house in multiple occupation, that is—

[F3 (i) in England and Wales, a house in multiple occupation as defined by sections 254 to 259 of the Housing Act 2004, as they have effect for the purposes of Part 1 of that Act (that is, without the exclusions contained in Schedule 14 to that Act),]

(ii) in Scotland, [F4 an HMO (within the meaning of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 1)) which requires to be licensed under Part 5 of that Act ] , and

(iii) in Northern Ireland, a house in multiple occupation as defined by [F5 section 1 of the Houses in Multiple Occupation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016] , or

(ab) a house-boat, that is, a boat or other floating decked structure—

(i) designed or adapted for use solely as a place of permanent habitation, and

(ii) not having means of, or capable of being readily adapted for, self-propulsion,

which, in the case of a house-boat in England and Wales [F6 or Northern Ireland], is a dwelling for the purposes of Part I of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, or [F7 , in the case of a house-boat in Northern Ireland, is a dwelling-house for] the purposes of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977, or]

(b) a mobile home, that is—

(i) in England and Wales or Scotland, a caravan within the meaning of Part I of the M3 Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 (disregarding the amendment made by section 13(2) of the Caravan M4 Sites Act 1968) which is a dwelling for the purposes of Part I or II of the M5 Local Government Finance Act 1992,

(ii) in Northern Ireland, a caravan within the meaning of the M6 Caravans Act (Northern Ireland) 1963 which is a dwelling-house for the purposes of the M7 Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977.

(2) Any reference in this Act to the area of an energy conservation authority is—

(a) in the case of a local housing authority in England and Wales, to the area of that authority within the meaning of the M8 Housing Act 1985,

(b) in the case of a local authority in Scotland, to the area of that authority, and

(c) in the case of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive, to Northern Ireland.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in definition of “energy conservation measures” in s. 1(1) inserted (21.3.2012) by Energy Act 2011 (c. 16), ss. 118(2), 121(1); S.I. 2012/873, art. 2(c)

F2 S. 1(1): paras. (aa) and (ab) in definition of “residential accommodation” inserted by 1996 c. 38, s. 1(2) (in force (S.) (1.12.1996) by S.I. 1996/2796, art. 2; and (N.I.) (5.12.1996) by S.R. 1996/559, art. 2; and (E.W.) (14.1.1997 for specified provisions, otherwise 1.4.1997) by S.I. 1997/47, art. 2).

F3 Para (aa)(i) of the definition of “residential accommodation” in s. 1(1) substituted (6.4.2006 for E., 16.6.2006 for W.) by Housing Act 2004 (c. 34), s. 270(4)(5)(f), Sch. 15 para. 38; S.I. 2006/1060, art. 2(1)(d) (with Sch.); S.I. 2006/1535, art. 2(b) (with Sch.)

F4 Words in paragraph (aa)(ii) of the definition of “residential accommodation” in s. 1(1) substituted (31.8.2011) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 1), s. 195(3), Sch. 6 para. 18 (with s. 193); S.S.I. 2010/159, art. 3

F5 Words in s. 1(1) substituted (1.4.2019) by Houses in Multiple Occupation Act (NorthernIreland) 2016 (c. 22), s. 90(2), Sch. 7 para. 4; S.R. 2019/39, art. 2 (with art. 3)

F6 Words in s. 1(ab) in definition of “residential accommodation” repealed (N.I.) (11.5.1999) by S.I. 1999/659 (N.I. 3), art. 8(1)(a)

F7 Words in s. 1(ab) in definition of “residential accommodation” substituted (N.I.) (11.5.1999) by S.I. 1999/659 (N.I. 3), art. 8(1)(b)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 1 wholly in force at 1.4.1997: s. 1 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 9(2); s. 1 in force (E.) (1.4.1996) by S.I. 1995/3340, arts. 2, 3; (N.I.) (1.4.1996) by S.R. 1995/455, art. 2; and (S.) (1.12.1996) by S.I. 1996/2797, art. 2; and (W.) (1.4.1997) by S.I. 1996/3181, art. 2

Marginal Citations

M1 1985 c. 68.

M2 1987 c. 26.

M3 1960 c. 62.

M4 1968 c. 52.

M5 1992 c. 14.

M6 1963 c. 17 (N.I.).

M7 S.I. 1977/2157 (N.I. 28).

M8 1985 c. 68.