Statutory Instruments
2016 No. 660
Energy Conservation, England And Wales
The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016
Made
21st June 2016
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 43(1) and (4), 44, 45(1), (2), (4), (5)(a) and (b) and (d) to (f), and (6)(a) to (c), 49(1) and (4), 50, 51(1) to (3), (4)(a) and (b) and (d) to (f), (5)(a) to (c), and 52(1) of the Energy Act 2011( 1 ).
In accordance with section 52(7)( 2 ) of the Energy Act 2011 the Secretary of State has consulted with the Welsh Ministers.
In accordance with section 52(4)(b) of the Energy Act 2011 a draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016, and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
Amendment of the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015
2.The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015( 3 ) are amended as follows.
3. In regulation 1—
(a) in paragraph (2) omit “, and Part 3 comes into force on 1st October 2016”,
(b) after paragraph (2) insert—
“ (3) Part 3 comes into force—
(a) on 1st April 2017 in relation to non-domestic PR property,
(b) on 1st October 2017 in relation to domestic PR property. ” .
Bourne
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department of Energy and Climate Change
21st June 2016
Section 52(7) requires the Secretary of State to consult with Welsh Ministers before making regulations under Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Energy Act 2011 which apply to domestic PR properties situated in Wales.