The Boiler Upgrade Scheme (England and Wales) Regulations 2022

Regulation 10(1)(d)

SCHEDULE 1 Requirements for emissions certificates

1.  An emissions certificate meets the requirements in this Schedule where it is issued by a testing laboratory which is accredited by UKAS to the standard approved by the Secretary of State under regulation 4(1)(e) (“the laboratory accreditation standard”) at the time of testing, and contains the following information—

(a) the name and address of the testing laboratory by which tests have been carried out,

(b) the name and signature of the person authorised by the testing laboratory to issue the certificate,

(c) the date of issue of the certificate together with a certificate reference number,

(d) the date of the accreditation of the testing laboratory to the laboratory accreditation standard, and the accreditation number,

(e) the name, model, manufacturer and installation capacity of the plant tested,

(f) the date of the testing,

(g) confirmation that—

(i) emissions of NOx and PM have been tested on the same occasion,

(ii) the testing was in accordance with the requirements set out in paragraph 2 or 3,

(iii) the test was carried out at no less than 85% of the installation capacity of the plant,

(h) confirmation that when tested as specified in sub-paragraph (g)—

(i) emissions of PM from the plant did not exceed 30 grams of PM per gigajoule net heat input, and

(ii) emissions of NOx did not exceed 150 grams of NOx per gigajoule net heat input,

where “net heat input” means the rate of heat, expressed as the amount of heat over time, which is supplied to the plant by the fuel used, based on the net calorific value of that fuel,

(i) the actual emissions of PM and NOx measured when the plant was tested as specified in sub-paragraph (g),

(j) a list of—

(i) the types of fuel used during the testing, and

(ii) the types of fuel which can be used so as to ensure that the emission limits referred to in sub-paragraph (h) are not exceeded,

(k) the moisture content of the fuel used during testing and the maximum moisture content which can be used so as to ensure that the emission limits referred to in sub-paragraph (h) are not exceeded,

(l) a statement indicating whether or not the plant tested was a manually stoked natural draught plant,

(m) a list of plants, other than the plant tested, in the type-testing range of plants for the certificate, if any.

2.  For the purposes of paragraph 1(g)(ii) the requirements in this paragraph are that testing is carried out in accordance with the provisions relevant to emissions of PM and NOx in the standard approved by the Secretary of State under regulation 4(1)(f).

3.  For the purposes of paragraph 1(g)(ii) the requirements in this paragraph are that—

(a) testing is carried out in accordance with the standards approved by the Secretary of State under regulation 4(1)(g) in relation to—

(i) NOx emissions, and

(ii) PM emissions,

(b) the emissions of PM represent the average of at least three measurements of emissions of PM, each of at least 30 minutes duration, and

(c) the value for NOx emissions is derived from the average of measurements made throughout the PM emission tests.

Regulation 14(3)(a)

SCHEDULE 2 Information required for grant application

1.  This Schedule specifies the information that must be provided in support of a grant application.

2.  The information is—

(a) the installer’s name, any trading or other name by which the installer is commonly known, and registered office (where applicable) or principal place of activity, and company registration number (where applicable),

(b) the installer’s certification number in relation to the Microgeneration Certification Scheme, or an equivalent scheme, under which they are certified,

(c) the name of the consumer code of which the installer is a member, and their membership number in relation to that consumer code,

(d) where the grant application is made on behalf of the installer by an individual, information to enable the Authority to satisfy itself—

(i) as to the identity of that individual, and

(ii) that the individual has authority from the installer to make the grant application,

(e) details of a bank account in the installer’s name which accepts pound sterling deposits in the United Kingdom,

(f) details of the property, including—

(i) the address,

(ii) whether it was, or will be, first occupied before the date on which the eligible plant was, or is to be, commissioned,

(iii) in the case of a grant application relating to the installation of a biomass boiler, whether it is—

(aa) in an urban area

(bb) fuelled by mains gas, or

(cc) falls within regulation 5(1)(d) and meets the requirements in regulation 7 (new-build properties),

(iv) whether—

(aa) it is an eligible property, or

(bb) regulation 14(1)(b) applies (property not eligible at the time of the grant application),

(g) where regulation 6(1)(c) applies—

(i) evidence from—

(aa) the local planning authority,

(bb) the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England,

(cc) Cadw(1),

(dd) Natural England, or

(ee) the Natural Resources Body for Wales, or

(ii) a report from a chartered ecologist or a chartered surveyor,

confirming that loft insulation or cavity wall insulation or both (as the case may be) cannot be installed in the eligible property for a reason set out in regulation 6(2),

(h) details of the original heating system in relation to the property (where applicable),

(i) details of the eligible plant to be installed in the property, including whether it is an air source heat pump, a ground source heat pump, or a biomass boiler,

(j) where the property falls within regulation 5(1)(c) (property first occupied or used before the date on which the plant is commissioned), the unique reference number for the valid energy performance certificate for the property,

(k) details of the quote provided by the installer to the owner of the property for the installation of the eligible plant,

(l) the name, address, email address (if available), and telephone number of the owner of the property, and

(m) such other information, or declarations from the installer, as the Authority may require to enable it to determine the grant application.

Regulation 16(3)(a)

SCHEDULE 3 Information required for redemption application

1.  This Schedule specifies the information that must be provided in support of a redemption application.

2.  The information is—

(a) the unique reference number under which the eligible plant is certified under the Microgeneration Certification Scheme or an equivalent scheme (see paragraph 1(a) and (b) of Schedule 4),

(b) the unique identifier of the boiler upgrade voucher,

(c) the name of the manufacturer, the model, and the serial number of the eligible plant installed for the eligible property or property to which regulation 14(1)(b) applies,

(d) where the eligible plant installed was a biomass boiler, the biomass emissions certificate,

(e) where regulation 14(1)(b) applies (property not eligible at the time of the grant application), the unique reference number for the valid energy performance certificate for the regulation 14(1)(b) property which complies with regulation 16(2), and

(f) such other information as the Authority may require to enable it to determine the redemption application.

Regulation 16(3)(b)

SCHEDULE 4 Certification requirements

1.  A plant meets the requirements in this Schedule where it is certified under—

(a) the Microgeneration Certification Scheme as installed in accordance with a relevant installation standard in that scheme, or

(b) a scheme where—

(i) installers are certified to that scheme’s standards by a certification body or organisation accredited by UKAS to the standard approved by the Secretary of State under regulation 4(1)(a),

(ii) the plant is installed in accordance with the installation requirements applicable to the plant under that scheme when the plant is first commissioned and which are equivalent to a relevant installation standard, and

(iii) that scheme is equivalent to the Microgeneration Certification Scheme.

2.  For the purposes of paragraph 1(a), “ relevant installation standard” in relation to a plant means an installation standard which—

(a) is approved by the Secretary of State under regulation 4(1)(h), and

(b) is in force when the plant is first commissioned.

(1)

The executive agency responsible for administering the exercise of functions vested in the Sened Cymru relating to the historic environment.