Acknowledgment in circumstances described in regulation 47
48.—(1) Where this regulation applies, E must secure that F acknowledges in writing(1) that, as the bill payer at the property, F will be—
(a)liable to pay green deal instalments; and
(b)bound by the terms of the green deal plan which bind a bill payer(2).
(2) The acknowledgment required by paragraph (1) must be given before F starts to occupy the property under the tenancy or licence agreement.
In respect of England and Wales, the Secretary of State has prescribed the form that the acknowledgment required by this regulation must take. See the Green Deal (Acknowledgment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1661), which were made under section 15(3) of the Act. The Scottish Ministers have prescribed the form of acknowledgment for Scotland. See the Green Deal (Acknowledgment) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/214), which were made under section 15(4) of the Act.
The terms of the plan which bind a bill payer are set out in regulation 40.