Before Schedule 1 (meaning of householder) insert—

“SCHEDULE A1HOME ENERGY ADVICE PACKAGES

Article 2

1.

 A home energy advice package means—

(a)

a home energy survey;

(b)

home energy assistance; and

(c)

a home energy report;

2.

 A home energy survey means the survey of a domestic energy user’s property carried out by an energy assessor with a view to providing home energy assistance.

3.

 Home energy assistance means information provided by an energy assessor to a domestic energy user, in person at the time of the home energy survey, which deals with such of the matters set out in paragraph 4 as are applicable to that user.

4.

 The matters referred to in paragraph 3 are—

(a)

where programming or heating controls—

(i)

are installed, how these controls may be used more effectively to achieve energy efficiency savings or energy savings;

(ii)

are not installed, whether they would be appropriate for the property.

(b)

where a boiler is installed to provide heating or hot water—

(i)

an assessment as to whether that boiler is working efficiently;

(ii)

how that boiler may be used more effectively to achieve energy efficiency savings or energy savings;

(iii)

whether that boiler could be replaced by a more efficient model.

(c)

in respect of any electrical appliances or devices, how they may be used more effectively to achieve energy efficiency savings or energy savings;

(d)

how energy efficiency savings or energy savings can be achieved in relation to general hot-water use especially that connected to the use of showers, baths and washing machines;

(e)

such other information which an energy assessor reasonably believes may assist a domestic energy user to achieve energy efficiency savings or energy savings.

5.

 A home energy report means a report that sets out in writing—

(a)

the home energy assistance;

(b)

a list of actions or measures which will help the particular domestic energy user to achieve energy efficiency savings or energy savings; and

(c)

the contact details for the Energy Saving Trust9,

and is provided to a domestic energy user within three months of the home energy survey.”.