The Climate Change Agreements, CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme and Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 41(1) of, and paragraph 12(b) of Schedule 4 to, the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1) in order to replace references to “exit day” with references to “IP completion day”.

Regulation 2 amends the Climate Change Agreements (Amendment of Agreements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1205).

Regulation 3 amends the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1336).

Regulation 4 amends the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1342). The amendment in regulation 4(2)(b) is supplementary to the amendment in regulation 4(2)(a). It retains paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1643) (which was omitted by S.I. 2018/1342) for the purpose of a conversion to euros for a qualification date before IP completion day.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.