Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the Sustainable Energy (CHP Provisions) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 15th December 2003.

2

In this Order, “the Act” means the Sustainable Energy Act 20031.

Definition of the government for the purposes of section 52

For the purposes of section 5 of the Act, the government departments and other bodies which together constitute “the government” are set out in the Schedule.

Exclusions from the estimation of the amount of electricity that the government will use3

For the purposes of any CHP target specified by the Secretary of State in a statement made pursuant to section 5(1) of the Act, there shall be excluded in the period specified in relation to that target from the estimation of the amount of electricity that the government will use, electricity used—

a

in circumstances where the premises in which it is used are outside England and Wales; or

b

by the following parts of the government—

i

the Office of the Judge Advocate General of the Forces;

ii

the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency;

iii

the Information Technology Services Agency;

iv

the National Insurance Contributions Office;

v

the Invest in Britain Bureau;

vi

the National Savings;

vii

the Probation Service;

viii

the Farming and Rural Conservation Agency;

ix

the NHS Estates.

WhittyParliamentary Under Secretary of State,Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs