Amendments to article 33 (publication of a cost savings methodology)13.

In article 33—

(a)

in paragraph (2)—

(i)

for sub-paragraph (a), substitute—

“(a)

in the case of a qualifying action which is the repair of a boiler or electric storage heater, an expected lifetime for the qualifying action of 2 years;”;

(ii)

at the end of sub-paragraph (f), omit “and”;

(iii)

after sub-paragraph (f), insert—

“(fa)

in the case of a qualifying action which is the installation of room-in-roof insulation and which, if completed on or after 1st July 2020, is accompanied by an appropriate warranty, an expected lifetime for the qualifying action of 42 years;

(fb)

in the case of a qualifying action which is the installation of underfloor insulation and which, if completed on or after 1st July 2020, is accompanied by an appropriate warranty, an expected lifetime for the qualifying action of 42 years;

(fc)

in the case of a qualifying action which is a first time heating system other than the installation of a district heating connection, an expected lifetime for the qualifying action of 20 years; and”;

(b)

at the end of paragraph (4), insert—

““room-in-roof” in relation to insulation has the same meaning as in article 19;

“underfloor insulation” means insulation of all or part of the floor of a room in a building, where that floor, or that part of the floor, is not situated above a habitable room.”.