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Energy Act 2011

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14Acknowledgment of green deal plan on sale or letting out
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(1)This section applies where—

(a)a green deal property, or a lease of such a property, is to be sold, or

(b)a green deal property is to be let out—

(i)under a tenancy or licence agreement which is in writing, and

(ii)on the basis that the prospective tenant or licensee is to be liable for paying the energy bills for the property.

(2)The seller or prospective landlord or licensor must secure that the contract for sale or tenancy or licence agreement includes an acknowledgment by the buyer, tenant or licensee that the bill payer at the property is liable to make payments under the green deal plan and that certain terms of that plan are binding on the bill payer.

(3)Subsections (4) and (5) apply where the green deal property is in England or Wales.

(4)An acknowledgment required by subsection (2) must be in the form prescribed in regulations made by the Secretary of State.

(5)The Secretary of State may make regulations specifying cases or circumstances in which subsection (2) does not apply.

(6)Subsections (7) and (8) apply where the green deal property is in Scotland.

(7)The acknowledgment required by subsection (2) must be in the form prescribed in regulations made by the Scottish Ministers.

(8)The Scottish Ministers may make regulations specifying cases or circumstances in which subsection (2) does not apply.

(9)In this section references to a green deal property are to be read in accordance with section 12(5)(b).

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