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12.—(1) A supplier must achieve its total carbon emissions reduction obligation by no later than [F130th September 2018] .
(2) A supplier must—
(a)achieve its total carbon emissions reduction obligation by promoting carbon qualifying actions; and
[F2(b)in meeting that obligation—
(i)promote the installation of solid wall insulation so that the supplier achieves at least its solid wall minimum requirement; and
(ii)promote the installation of measures that are completed on or after 1st April 2017 in premises situated in a rural area so that the supplier achieves at least its rural minimum requirement.]
(3) A carbon qualifying action is the installation, at domestic premises, of a measure which is—
(a)a primary measure or, subject to paragraph (4), a secondary measure;
(b)installed on or after 1st April 2015 and in accordance with the Publicly Available Specification, where the installation is referred to in the Specification; F3...
[F4(c)except in the case of an installation completed on or after 1st April 2017, a recommended measure or a relevant district heating connection; and
(d)in the case of an installation completed on or after 1st April 2017—
(i)installed at a pre-existing building or installed at premises which were first occupied as domestic premises before the installation was completed; and
(ii)installed by or under the responsibility of a certified installer, where the installation is referred to in the Publicly Available Specification.]
(4) A secondary measure is not a carbon qualifying action unless—
(a)it is installed at the same premises where a primary measure has been or will be installed (“a related primary measure”);
(b)except where the related primary measure is described in paragraph (g) of the definition of “primary measure”, the installation and supplier conditions are met in respect of the secondary measure; and
(c)where the related primary measure is—
(i)described in any of paragraphs (a) to (d) of the definition of “primary measure”, it is installed to at least 50% of the roof area of the premises;
(ii)loft insulation, it is installed in lofts which have no more than 150mm of insulation before the installation takes place and results in the lofts being insulated to a depth of no less than 250mm;
(iii)wall insulation, it is applied to at least 50% of the walls which are exterior facing [F5or it is phase 3 party cavity wall insulation] ;
(iv)insulation applied to the ceiling, floor and walls of a mobile home, it is applied to at least 50% of the mobile home;
(v)described in paragraph (g) of the definition of “primary measure”, the supplier condition is met.
(5) Where a secondary measure is installed before a related primary measure, the secondary measure is not completed for the purposes of article 17 until the installation of the related primary measure is complete.
(6) In this article—
“installation condition” means that the secondary measure is installed on the same date as, or no more than six months before, or no more than six months after, the date on which the related primary measure is installed;
“primary measure” means—
flat roof insulation;
loft insulation;
rafter insulation;
room-in-roof insulation;
wall insulation;
insulation applied to the ceiling, floor and walls of a mobile home; or
a relevant district heating connection;
“secondary measure” means a measure, other than a primary measure, which is installed to improve the insulating properties of domestic premises;
“supplier condition” means that the secondary measure is installed by the same supplier who installs the related primary measure.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in art. 12(1) substituted (29.3.2017) by The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/490), arts. 1(1), 9(1)
F2Art. 12(2)(b) substituted (29.3.2017) by The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/490), arts. 1(1), 9(2)
F3Word in art. 12(3)(b) omitted (29.3.2017) by virtue of The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/490), arts. 1(1), 9(3)
F4Art. 12(3)(c)(d) substituted for art. 12(3)(c) (29.3.2017) by The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/490), arts. 1(1), 9(4)
F5Words in art. 12(4)(c)(iii) inserted (29.3.2017) by The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/490), arts. 1(1), 9(5)
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