Statutory Instruments
2015 No. 799
Energy Conservation, England And Wales
The Energy Efficiency (Domestic Private Rented Property) Order 2015
Made
26th March 2015
Coming into force
1st April 2016
The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 42(1)(a)(iii) of the Energy Act 2011( 1 ).
In accordance with section 52(4)(a) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Energy Efficiency (Domestic Private Rented Property) Order 2015 and comes into force on 1st April 2016.
Domestic Private Rented Property
2. The following are specified tenancies for the purposes of section 42(1)(a) of the Energy Act 2011—
(a) a tenancy which is an assured agricultural occupancy for the purposes of section 24 of the Housing Act 1988( 2 );
(b) a tenancy which is a protected occupancy for the purposes of section 3(6) of the Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976( 3 );
(c) a statutory tenancy for the purposes of section 4(6) of the Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976( 4 ).
Edward Davey
Secretary of State
Department of Energy and Climate Change
26th March 2015
1988 c.50 . Section 24 was amended by S.I. 1990/434 , and by section 103(2) and (3) of the Housing Act 1996 (c.52) .
1976 c.80 . Section 3 was amended by section 76(3) and (4) of the Housing Act 1980 (c.51) , and by paragraph 9(2) to (4) of Schedule 8 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c.33) .
Section 4 was amended by paragraph 72 of Schedule 23 to the Rent Act 1977 (c.42) , section 76(3) and (4) of the Housing Act 1980, section 39(4) of, pargaraphs 10 to 12 of Schedule 4 to, and Schedule 18 to, the Housing Act 1988 (c.50) , and by paragraph 10(2) to (4) of Schedule 8 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004.