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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8U.K. Zero-rating

Part IIU.K. The Groups

[F1GROUP 23U.K.INSTALLATION OF ENERGY-SAVING MATERIALS IN ENGLAND AND WALES AND SCOTLAND FROM 1 APRIL 2022 TO 31 MARCH 2027 [F2, and in Northern Ireland from 1st May 2023 to 31st March 2027]

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Item NoU.K.

1.U.K.Relevant supplies of services of installing energy-saving materials in [F3—

(a)residential accommodation, or

(b)a building intended for use solely for a relevant charitable purpose.]F4....

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2.U.K.Relevant supplies of energy-saving materials by a person who installs those materials in [F5—

(a)residential accommodation, or

(b)a building intended for use solely for a relevant charitable purpose.]F6....

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NOTES:

Meaning of “energy-saving materials”U.K.

1.[F7(1)]For the purposes of this Group “energy saving materials” means any of the following—

(a)insulation for walls, floors, ceilings, roofs or lofts or for water tanks, pipes or other plumbing fittings;

(b)draught stripping for windows and doors;

(c)central heating system controls (including thermostatic radiator valves);

(d)hot water system controls;

(e)solar panels;

(f)wind turbines;

(g)water turbines;

(h)ground source heat pumps;

(i)air source heat pumps;

[F8(ia)water source heat pumps;]

(j)micro combined heat and power units;

(k)boilers designed to be fuelled solely by wood, straw or similar vegetal matter.

[F9(l)electrical storage batteries within sub-paragraph (2);

(m)smart diverters.]

[F10(2)An electrical storage battery is within this sub-paragraph if it is intended for use solely for storing energy converted from electricity that was—

(a)supplied to the residential accommodation or building in question, or

(b)generated by a microgeneration system.

(3)In sub-paragraph (2), “supplied” is to be construed in accordance with Part 1 of the Electricity Act 1989 (see section 64(1) of that Act).

(4)In sub-paragraph (1)(m), “smart diverter” means a device capable of automatically diverting electricity generated by a microgeneration system to one or more appliances, in particular circumstances.

(5)In sub-paragraphs (2) and (4), “microgeneration system” means equipment—

(a)that generates electricity, and

(b)that is itself an energy-saving material for the purposes of this Group.]

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F7Sch. 8 Pt. 2 Group 23 Notes para. 1 renumbered as Sch. 8 Pt. 2 Group 23 Notes para. 1(1) (1.2.2024) by The Value Added Tax (Installation of Energy-Saving Materials) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/24), arts. 1(2), 3(3)(a)

Meaning of “residential accommodation”U.K.

2.(1) For the purposes of this Group “residential accommodation” means —

(a)a building, or part of a building, that consists of a dwelling or a number of dwellings;

(b)a building, or part of a building, used for a relevant residential purpose;

(c)a caravan used as a place of permanent habitation; or

(d)a houseboat.

(2)For the purposes of this Group “use for a relevant residential purpose” has the same meaning as it has for the purposes of Group 1 in Schedule 7A (see paragraph 7(1) of the Notes to that Group).

(3)In sub-paragraph (1)(d) “houseboat” has the meaning given by paragraph 7(3) of the Notes to Group 1 in Schedule 7A.

Meaning of “relevant supplies”U.K.

3.For the purposes of this Group “relevant supplies” means supplies made [F11—

(a)where the residential accommodation is in England, Wales or Scotland, on or after 1st April 2022 and before 1st April 2027; and

(b)where the residential accommodation is in Northern Ireland, on or after 1st May 2023 and before 1st April 2027]].

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Installation of heat pumpsU.K.

[F124For the purposes of item 1, “installing energy-saving materials” includes carrying out groundworks, or dredging a body of water, in order to install pipework or other equipment necessary for the operation of a ground source heat pump or a water source heat pump.

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Meaning of “use for a relevant charitable purpose”U.K.

5For the purposes of this Group a building is used “for a relevant charitable purpose” if it is used by a charity—

(a)otherwise than in the course or furtherance of a business, or

(b)as a village hall or similarly in providing social or recreational facilities for a local community.]

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