Home Energy Conservation Act 1995

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation1995 c. 10
Year1995
in England and Wales, a house in multiple occupation as defined by sections 254 to 259 of the Housing Act 2004, as they have effect for the purposes of Part 1 of that Act (that is, without the exclusions contained in Schedule 14 to that Act) , in Scotland, F8 an HMO (within the meaning of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 1) ) which requires to be licensed under Part 5 of that Act , and in Northern Ireland, a house in multiple occupation as defined by F11section 1 of the Houses in Multiple Occupation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 , ordesigned or adapted for use solely as a place of permanent habitation, andnot having means of, or capable of being readily adapted for, self-propulsion,which, in the case of a house-boat in England and Wales F2or Northern Ireland, is a dwelling for the purposes of Part I of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, or F3, in the case of a house-boat in Northern Ireland, is a dwelling-house for the purposes of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977, orin the case of a local authority in Scotland, to the area of that authority, andin the case of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive, to Northern Ireland.(1) F4Subject to subsection (7) ,it shall be the duty of every energy conservation authority to prepare a report in accordance with this section.(2) The report shall set out energy conservation measures that the authority considers practicable, cost-effective and likely to result in significant improvement in the energy efficiency of residential accommodation in its area.an assessment of the cost of the energy conservation measures set out in it;an assessment of the extent to which carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere would be decreased as a result of those measures; anda statement of any policy of the authority for taking into account, in deciding whether to exercise any power in connection with those measures, the personal circumstances of any person.an assessment of the extent of decreases in emissions into the atmosphere of oxides of nitrogen and sulphur dioxide which would result from the implementation of the measures set out in the report;an assessment of the number of jobs which would result from the implementation of those measures;an assessment of the average savings in fuel bills and in kilowatt hours of fuel used that might be expected to result from the measures by different types of household in different types of accommodation;such other matters as it considers appropriate.(5) An energy conservation authority may in preparing the report consult such persons as it considers appropriate.(6) When an energy conservation authority has prepared a report in accordance with this section, it shall publish it and send a copy to the Secretary of State.(7) An energy conservation authority may prepare a report on houses in multiple occupation or house-boats which is separate from the report on other residential accommodation.

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