PART 4Requirements which apply to green deal certification bodies and green deal participants

CHAPTER 3Requirements which apply to green deal providers

Requirements which apply to green deal providers24

1

A green deal provider must—

a

comply with any provisions of the code of practice which apply to green deal providers;

b

enter into and comply with the Green Deal Arrangements Agreement;

c

participate in the Green Deal Ombudsman Scheme;

d

provide the Secretary of State, in such form as may be specified by the Secretary of State—

i

at the time it complies with section 8(4) in relation to a green deal plan, with the information in paragraph (2);

ii

each year, in respect of the reporting period, with a report containing the information listed in Schedule 2.

2

The information to be provided under paragraph (1)(d)(i) is—

a

if known by the green deal provider, which of the following occupied the property at the time the plan was entered into—

i

the relevant title holder;

ii

a tenant under a lease of the property;

iii

a licensee under a licence of the property;

iv

an occupier;

b

where the property was occupied by a tenant at the time the plan was entered into, information on the type of that lease, if known by the green deal provider;

c

the total amount payable by the improver and the bill payer in respect of the improvements, including any amount payable—

i

in respect of the installation of the improvements; and

ii

which is not a green deal instalment;

d

whether the green deal provider gave the improver or bill payer any cash advance or other incentive to enter into the plan, and details of any such incentive;

e

details of the green deal installer who installed the improvements;

f

where the property is a non-domestic property, the type of business that was to be carried on at the property after installation of the improvements.

3

A report under paragraph (1)(d)(ii) must be provided by 30th November immediately after the end of the reporting period.

4

The requirement in paragraph (1)(a) applies in relation to an energy plan which the parties to it intended to be a green deal plan, whether or not it became a green deal plan.