Housing and Planning Act 2016

211 Reports on improving efficiency and sustainability of buildings in military estate

(1) Section 86 of the Climate Change Act 2008 (report on the civil estate) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a) the text from “buildings” to the end becomes paragraph (a), and

(b) after that paragraph insert “, and

(b) buildings that are part of the military estate.”

(3) In subsection (2)—

(a) in paragraph (a), after “estate” insert “and the military estate”, and

(b) in paragraph (b), after “estate” insert “or the military estate”.

(4) In subsection (3)—

(a) after “estate”, in the first place it occurs, insert “or the military estate”, and

(b) for “civil estate”, in the second place it occurs, insert “the estate in question”.

(5) After subsection (7) insert—

“(7A) For the purposes of this section, a building is part of the military estate if—

(a) it is not part of the civil estate,

(b) the Secretary of State has a freehold or leasehold interest in the building, and

(c) it is used by or for the purposes of Her Majesty’s armed forces.

(7B) The Minister for the Cabinet Office may by order provide for buildings of a specified description to be treated as being, or as not being, part of the military estate for the purposes of this section.”

(6) In subsection (8), for “Any such order” substitute “An order under subsection (7) or (7B)”.

(7) In the heading, after “estate” insert “and the military estate”.