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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2023 No. 873
20.—(1) A measure (“measure X”) is a “flat in-fill measure” and meets the condition in this article if—
(a)it is installed at domestic premises that are in a block of flats;
(b)it is one of the following measures—
(i)solid wall insulation; or
(ii)cavity wall insulation;
(c)it is linked with one other measure (“the primary measure”) which is—
(i)the same kind of measure as measure X;
(ii)promoted by the same participant that promoted measure X; and
(iii)installed at separate domestic premises in the same block of flats as measure X; and
(d)the primary measure with which measure X is linked is an ECO4A qualifying action by virtue of meeting the condition in any of articles 12 to 19.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(c)—
(a)measure X is linked with a primary measure if—
(i)measure X is completed during the three month period beginning with the day on which the primary measure is completed;
(ii)measure X is notified under article 25 on the same day as, or after, the notification of the primary measure under that article;
(iii)when notifying measure X under article 25, the participant includes information sufficient to enable the Administrator to identify the primary measure with which it is to be linked; and
(iv)the primary measure is not already linked with another in-fill measure;
(b)a primary measure is the same kind of measure as measure X if—
(i)both are solid wall insulation; or
(ii)both are cavity wall insulation.
(3) In this article—
“block of flats” means a building which contains two or more flats;
“flat”—
in respect of domestic premises in England and Wales, has the same meaning as in the Building Regulations 2010(1);
in respect of domestic premises in Scotland, has the same meaning as in the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004(2) and also includes a maisonette, as defined in those Regulations.
21.—(1) A measure (“measure Y”) is a “house in-fill measure” and meets the condition in this article if—
(a)it is installed at domestic premises—
(i)that are not in a block of flats; and
(ii)for which the pre-installation SAP band is band D, E, F or G;
(b)it is solid wall insulation;
(c)it is linked with three other measures (“the primary measures”) which are—
(i)solid wall insulation;
(ii)promoted by the same participant that promoted measure Y; and
(iii)installed at three separate domestic premises on the same street as measure Y; and
(d)the primary measures with which measure Y is linked are ECO4A qualifying actions by virtue of meeting the condition in any of articles 12 to 19.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(c), measure Y is linked with the primary measures if—
(a)measure Y is completed during the three month period beginning with the day on which the last of the primary measures is completed;
(b)measure Y is notified under article 25 on the same day as, or after, the notification of the primary measures under that article;
(c)when notifying measure Y under article 25, the participant includes information sufficient to enable the Administrator to identify the primary measures with which it is to be linked; and
(d)none of the primary measures are already linked with another in-fill measure.
(3) In this article, “block of flats” has the same meaning as in article 20(3).
S.I. 2010/2214. See regulation 2(1). There are amending instruments but none are relevant.
S.S.I. 2004/406. See regulation 2(1). There are amending instruments but none are relevant.
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