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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This amendment would require energy companies to disclose any Green Deal payments on cus |
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| Clause 17, page 14, line 21, at end insert ‘or nominated by a green deal provider’. |
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| Clause 18, page 14, leave out lines 37 to 46. |
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| Clause 18, page 14, line 46, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(2a) | The modifications made by virtue of subsection (1) will, in particular— |
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| | (a) | have particular regard to the interests of consumers who are one or more |
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| | (i) | disabled or chronically sick individuals; |
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| | (ii) | individuals of pensionable age; |
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| | (iii) | individuals on low income; |
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| | (iv) | individuals with one or more resident children aged 16 or under; |
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| | (b) | prevent disconnection of the supply to a Green Deal where— |
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| | (i) | the bill payer is in financial difficulties and is complying with an |
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| | agreement, or reduced repayment plan, of which the Green Deal |
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| | (ii) | the Green Deal charges were not disclosed to the purchases or |
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| | tenant by the seller and/or landlord and/or their agents; |
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| | (iii) | the bill payer is in a legitimate dispute with the Green Deal |
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| | (iv) | a failure in the metering system, including pre-payment and |
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| | smart-meter systems, results in a consumer being unable to make |
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| | (v) | other circumstances as specified by the Secretary of State.’. |
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| Clause 19, page 15, line 15, leave out from ‘for’ to end of line 17 and insert ‘one or |
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| both of the following two purposes only. |
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| | (2A) | The first purpose is the purpose of requiring, at specified times, the holder of the |
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| | licence to provide bill payers with specified information in connection with their |
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| | (2B) | The second purpose is the purpose of requiring the holder of the licence to |
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| | disclose on request specified information about the payment of energy bills by a |
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| | person who is, or is to be, the bill payer for a property in respect of which there |
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| | is, or is proposed to be, a green deal plan. |
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| | (2C) | The only persons to whom the licence holder may be required to disclose |
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| | information by virtue of subsection (2B) are— |
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| | (a) | where there is a green deal plan, the green deal provider under the plan; |
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| | (b) | where there is proposed to be a green deal plan, a person who is |
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| | authorised under the framework regulations to act as a green deal |
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| | (2D) | The licence holder may be required to disclose the information requested only |
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| | (a) | the green deal provider or authorised person states that the request is |
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| | made for purposes connected with the green deal plan or proposed green |
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| | (b) | the green deal provider or authorised person provides evidence that the |
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| | bill payer has consented to— |
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| | (i) | disclosure of the information to that provider or person for those |
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| | (ii) | onward disclosure of the disclosed information to and by other |
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| | other persons for those purposes; |
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| | (c) | the information relates to a time within the 5 years immediately |
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| | preceding the request; and |
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| | (d) | the licence holder has the information.’. |
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| Clause 19, page 15, line 18, after ‘power’, insert ‘under subsection (1)’. |
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| Clause 19, page 15, line 19, leave out ‘form’ and insert ‘manner or form, or subject |
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| to specified requirements or restrictions’. |
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| Clause 19, page 15, line 19, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(4) | Conditions included in a licence under section 7A(1) of the Gas Act 1986 by |
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| | virtue of the power under subsection (1) and the purpose mentioned in subsection |
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| | (2B) may do any of the things authorised by section 7B(5)(a)(i) or (iii) of that Act |
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| | (which applies to the power of the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority with |
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| | respect to licence conditions under section 7B(4)(a)). |
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| | (5) | Conditions included in a licence under section 6(1)(d) of the Electricity Act 1989 |
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| | by virtue of the power under subsection (1) and the purpose mentioned in |
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| | subsection (2B) may do any of the things authorised by section 7(3)(a) or (c) or |
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| | (4) of that Act (which applies to the power of the Gas and Electricity Markets |
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| | Authority with respect to licence conditions under section 7(1)(a)).’. |
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| Clause 22, page 16, line 23, leave out subsection 4 and insert— |
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| | ‘(4) | Modifications made under sections 17 to 20— |
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| | (a) | shall be made by statutory instrument; |
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| | (b) | shall not be made unless a draft has been laid before and approved by |
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| | resolution of each House of Parliament.’ |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This amendment would make all modifications to the Gas Act 1986 or the Electricity Act 1989 sub |
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| | ject to the affirmative procedure in both Houses of Parliament. |
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| Page 19, line 26, leave out Clause 28. |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This Clause would exempt an energy supplier from giving notice for sums in arrears in relation to |
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| Clause 30, page 20, line 37, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(6A) | Any order made by virtue of subsection (1) or (4)(b) must provide for— |
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| | (a) | a single point of contact for energy services consumers seeking advice |
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| | (b) | exercising of functions across energy services sectors to resolve |
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| | consumer complaints involving one or more energy services; and |
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| | (c) | sharing of complaints-handling data for the benefit of consumers, where |
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| | “energy services” include— |
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| | (i) | accredited energy services advice, including energy performance |
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| | certificates and Green Deal advice services; |
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| | (ii) | supply of energy or heating fuels, including gas; |
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| | (iii) | energy efficiency services, including those delivered under the |
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| | green deal or energy company obligation; |
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| | (iv) | smart metering services; |
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| | (v) | microgeneration systems; |
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| | (vi) | domestic renewable heat systems; |
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| | (vii) | district heating services; |
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| | (viii) | other specified services.’. |
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| Clause 33, page 22, line 1, leave out ‘this section’ and insert ‘subsection (2)’. |
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| Clause 33, page 22, line 21, at end insert ‘or, in Scotland, expenses’. |
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| Clause 33, page 22, line 24, leave out ‘this section’ and insert ‘subsection (2)’. |
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| Clause 33, page 22, line 25, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(5A) | If the Scottish Ministers consider it appropriate for the purpose of, or in |
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| | consequence of, any provision falling within subsection (3)(a), (d), (f) or (g), they |
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| | may by regulations revoke or amend any subordinate legislation, or any provision |
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| | included in an instrument made under an Act of the Scottish Parliament, if the |
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| | provision making the revocation or amendment would be within the legislative |
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| | competence of the Scottish Parliament if it were included in an Act of that |
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| Clause 34, page 22, line 37, after ‘about’, insert ‘energy plans or’. |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | See explanatory statement relating to amendment 84. |
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| Clause 35, page 22, line 43, leave out subsections 2 to 6 and insert— |
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| | ‘(2) | Before the Code is issued a draft of the code must be approved by resolution of |
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| | each House of Parliament.’. |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This amendment would make the code of practice for the purposes of the Green Deal subject to the |
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| | affirmative procedure in both Houses of Parliament |
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| Clause 36, page 23, line 15, after ‘Chapter’ insert ‘, other than those made by the |
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| Clause 36, page 23, line 17, leave out subsections 3 to 5 and insert— |
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| | ‘(3) | A statutory instrument containing regulations or an order under this chapter shall |
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| | not be made unless a draft has been laid before, and approved by, resolution of |
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| | each House of Parliament.’. |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This amendment would make any regulations or orders related to the Green Deal subject to the |
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| | affirmative procedure in both Houses of Parliament. |
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| Clause 36, page 23, line 22, leave out paragraph (b). |
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| Clause 36, page 23, line 23, after ‘33’ insert ‘(2)’. |
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| Clause 36, page 23, line 29, leave out subsection (6) and insert— |
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| | ‘(6) | Regulations under section 10(2), 14(7) or (8) or 15(4) are subject to the negative |
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| Clause 36, page 23, line 30, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(6A) | Regulations under section 33(5A) are subject to the affirmative procedure.’. |
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| Clause 36, page 23, line 44, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(8A) | Before amending under section 9 a provision of the Building Regulations 2010 |
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| | (S.I. 2010/2214), the Secretary of State must, if and so far as the function under |
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| | which the provision was made is exercisable by the Welsh Ministers, obtain their |
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| Clause 36, page 24, line 1, leave out ‘Subsection (8) does’ and insert ‘Subsections |
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| Clause 36, page 24, line 6, after ‘(8)’, insert ‘or (8A)’. |
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| Clause 36, page 24, line 6, at end add— |
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| | ‘(12) | Before making regulations or an order under this Chapter, the Secretary of State |
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| | must, after consultation with industry, trade unions and key stakeholders, provide |
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| | a plan for the recruitment and training of green deal assessors.’. |
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| Clause 36, page 24, line 6, at end add— |
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| | ‘(12) | Before making regulations or an order under this Chapter, the Secretary of State |
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| | must report to Parliament with proposals on a specific Green Deal |
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| | apprenticeships programme.’. |
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| Clause 38, page 24, line 22, at end insert ‘or |
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| | (iv) | classified as Service Family Accommodation.’. |
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| Clause 40, page 25, line 32, leave out subsection (1). |
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| Clause 40, page 25, leave out lines 32 to 40. |
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| Clause 40, page 25, line 41, leave out ‘may make regulations’ and insert ‘shall |
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| make regulations to come into force no later than 1 April 2016 setting a minimum energy |
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| efficiency level for domestic PR properties and’. |
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| Clause 40, page 26, line 13, leave out ‘.’ and insert ‘, and |
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| | (c) | provide for the establishment of a national or local register of domestic |
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| | PR properties for the purpose of distributing information relevant to this |
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| | Act to landlords of domestic PR properties and their tenants and for other |
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| | purposes relevant to this Act.’. |
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| Clause 40, page 26, line 38, leave out ‘2015’ and insert ‘2014’. |
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| Clause 42, page 27, line 24, leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’. |
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| Clause 42, page 27, line 26, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(1A) | Provision falling within subsection (1) includes, in particular, that where a notice |
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| | has been served under this section requiring a landlord to make relevant energy |
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| | effficiency improvements and that at the end of the period for compliance in the |
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| | notice, the landlord has failed to comply with the notice in whole or in part, the |
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| | local authority may enter the property and carry out relevant energy efficiency |
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| | improvements that the local authority considers necessary to ensure the domestic |
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| | PR property meets the minimum energy efficiency level and recover from the |
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| | landlord any costs and expenses reasonably incurred by it in doing so.’. |
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| Clause 43, page 28, line 21, leave out subsection (1). |
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| Clause 43, page 29, line 12, leave out ‘2015’ and insert ‘2014’. |
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| Clause 62, page 43, line 8, leave out subsection (2). |
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| Clause 62, page 43, line 10, leave out subsections (3) and (4) and insert— |
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| | ‘(3) | Orders under this Chapter are subject to the negative procedure. |
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| | (4) | Regulations under this Chapter are subject to the affirmative procedure.’. |
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| Clause 64, page 43, line 34, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(baa) | requiring the funding for this obligation to be equally available to any |
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| | Green Deal provider for installing energy efficiency improvements to |
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| Clause 64, page 44, line 2, at end insert ‘not to be limited to properties on which |
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| there is to be a Green Deal Plan as defined under Part 1, Chapter 1, Clause 1,’. |
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