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Statutory Instruments

2014 No. 3220

Energy, England

The Fuel Poverty (England) Regulations 2014

Made

4th December 2014

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

A draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 1A(3) and 1A(4) of the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act 2000( 1 ) and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Accordingly, the Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1A of the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act 2000.

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Fuel Poverty (England) Regulations 2014 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.

Objective for addressing fuel poverty: England

2. —(1) The objective in paragraph (2) is set for the purposes of section 1A of the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act 2000.

(2) The objective for addressing the situation of persons in England who live in fuel poverty is to ensure that as many as is reasonably practicable of the homes in which such persons live have a minimum energy efficiency rating of Band C as determined by the Fuel Poverty Energy Efficiency Rating Methodology (dated 17th July 2014)( 2 ).

(3) The objective in paragraph (2) is to be achieved by 31st December 2030.

Amber Rudd

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Department of Energy and Climate Change

4th December 2014

( 1 )

2000 c.31 ; sections 1A and 1B were inserted by section 145 Energy Act 2013 (c. 32) .

( 2 )

Published on 17th July 2014 by the Department of Energy & Climate Change (URN 14D/273). Copies can be obtained at: www.gov.uk/government/publications/fuel-poverty-england-regulations-2014 .

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The Fuel Poverty (England) Regulations 2014 (2014/3220)

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