The Home Energy Efficiency Grants (Amendment) Regulations 1994

• Citation: S.I. 1994/637
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Home Energy Efficiency Grants (Amendment) Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 1st April 1994.

(2) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations ” means the Home Energy Efficiency Grants Regulations 1992 .

Section 2 Amendment of the principal Regulations

(1) The principal Regulations are amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.

(2) For sub-paragraph (b) of regulation 3(1) substitute—

(b) who at the time of making the application has, or lives with a spouse who has, attained the age of 60 or is, or lives with a spouse who is, in receipt of disability living allowance (as provided for in Part III of the 1992 Act) or council tax benefit, disability working allowance, family credit, housing benefit or income support (each as provided for in Part VII of the 1992 Act).

(3) At the end of paragraph (2) of regulation 3 insert—

and

(d) references to the 1992 Act are references to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 .

(4) In sub-paragraph (d) of regulation 4(3) for the words “or section 15 of the Act” insert—

and

(e) state that no payment in respect of the works which are the subject of the application is being applied for or has been made under section 15 of the Act, except where—

(i) the works which were the subject of an application (in this regulation referred to as “the original application”) have not been carried out to comply with the standards referred to in regulation 5(2),

(ii) the applicant did not in the original application state that he would himself carry out the works, and

(iii) the applicant has taken all reasonable steps (which he shall specify) to secure the carrying out of the works in accordance with those standards by the person who was specified in the original application as the person who was to carry out the works.

(5) After regulation 10 insert—

Condition subject to which grant is made

(10A) Grant shall be paid subject to the condition that the grant is to be repaid on demand to the administering agency by the person to whom it was paid where—

(a) the work was not carried out, or

(b) the work carried out did not comply with the standards referred to in regulation 5(2).

(6) In paragraph (3) of regulation 15 after the word “be” insert “suspended or” and omit the words “with the approval of the Secretary of State”.