2012 No. 1661
The Green Deal (Acknowledgment) Regulations 2012
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 14(4) and (5), 15(3) and 40(1) of the Energy Act 20111 and after consultation with the Welsh Ministers in accordance with section 40(12) of that Act, makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the Green Deal (Acknowledgment) Regulations 20122 and come into force on 28th January 2013.
Interpretation2
In these Regulations—
“acknowledgment” means an acknowledgment required by section 14 of the Act or regulation 44, 46, 48 or 50 of the Framework Regulations;
“the Act” means the Energy Act 2011;
“early repayment term” means a term included in a green deal plan pursuant to regulation 38 of the Framework Regulations;
“the Framework Regulations” means the Green Deal Framework (Disclosure, Acknowledgment, Redress etc.) Regulations 20123;
“green deal plan” has the meaning given in section 1 of the Act;
“green deal property” has the meaning given in section 12(5)(b) of the Act; and
“relevant document” means, in respect of a green deal property, a document (other than a green deal plan) described in section 14(2) of the Act or a document described in regulation 46(1)(b) of the Framework Regulations.
Form of acknowledgment where green deal plan contains an early repayment term3
1
This regulation applies where an acknowledgment is required and the green deal plan contains an early repayment term.
2
An acknowledgment must—
a
be in the form set out in paragraph (3) or be in substantially the same form; and
b
where the acknowledgment is required to be given in a relevant document, be placed in a prominent position in that document.
3
The form referred to in paragraph (2)(a) is—
Form of acknowledgment where green deal plan does not contain an early repayment term4
1
This regulation applies where an acknowledgment is required and the green deal plan does not contain an early repayment term.
2
An acknowledgment must—
a
be in the form set out in paragraph (3) or be in substantially the same form; and
b
where the acknowledgment is required to be given in a relevant document, be placed in a prominent position in that document.
3
The form referred to in paragraph (2)(a) is—
Circumstances where acknowledgment is not required on sale or letting out5
A seller or prospective landlord or licensor is not required to comply with section 14(2) of the Act4 where the buyer, tenant or licensee gave a confirmation under regulation 36 of the Framework Regulations at the time the green deal plan was entered into.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)