The Boiler Upgrade Scheme (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

Regulation 2 amended (interpretation)

3.—(1) Regulation 2(1) is amended as follows.

(2) At the appropriate places insert—

““grant from public funds” means a grant made by a public authority or by any person distributing funds on behalf of a public authority;”

““heat network” means a network that, by distributing a liquid or a gas, enables the transfer of thermal energy for the purpose of supplying heating, cooling or hot water to two or more properties (and includes any appliance the main purpose of which is to heat or cool the liquid or gas);”

““new-build property” means an eligible property that meets the requirements set out in regulation 7;”

““off-gas grid property” means a property that is not attached to a heat network and—

(a)

is not fuelled by mains gas,

(b)

there is no record of a gas meter point at the property, and

(c)

is not a new-build property;”.

(3) for the definition of “boiler upgrade grant”, substitute—

““boiler upgrade grant”means the grant, the value of which has been published under regulation 13(1), (4) or (5) which is payable by the Authority(1) to an installer under these Regulations;”.

(4) In the definition of “biomass boiler”, in sub-paragraph (d), after “cooking food”, insert “where that function is not able to be controlled independently of the heating or hot water.”.

(5) In the definition of “consumer code”, after “code of practice”, for the remaining words, substitute “for the purpose of consumer protection approved by the Secretary of State under regulation 4(1)(j);”.

(6) In the definition of “heat pump”, for “but not both”, substitute “or both”.

(7) In the definition of “related property”, omit “or property to which regulation 14(1)(b) applies,”.

(8) In the definition of “relevant financial year”, for sub-paragraph (b) and (c), substitute—

“(b) 1st April 2023,

(c) 1st April 2024,

(d) 1st April 2025,

(e) 1st April 2026, or

(f) 1st April 2027;”.

(1)

See section 100(3) of the Energy Act 2008 for the definition of “Authority”.