Home Energy Efficiency Grants (Amendment) Regulations 1996
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1996/587 |
| Year | 1996 |
1996 No. 587
ENERGY CONSERVATION
The Home Energy Efficiency Grants (Amendment) Regulations 1996
Made 6th March 1996
Laid before the House of Commons 8th March 1996
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 15 of the Social Security Act 19901and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and with the consent of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Regulations—
Citation
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Home Energy Efficiency Grants (Amendment) Regulations 1996.
Commencement
2. Regulation 4(2) shall come into force on 7th October 1996 and all other regulations shall come into force on 1st April 1996.
Amendments
3. The Home Energy Efficiency Grants Regulations 19922shall be amended in accordance with the following regulations.
Person who may apply for grant
4.—(1) For regulation 3(1)(b)3(persons who may apply for grant) substitute—
“(b)
“(b) who at the time of making the application has, or lives with a spouse who has, attained the age of 60; or
(c)
(c) who at the time of making the application is, or lives with a spouse who is, in receipt of an attendance allowance, a disability living allowance (as provided for in Part III of the 1992 Act), a disability working allowance, council tax benefit, family credit, housing benefit or income support (each as provided for in Part VII of the 1992 Act); or
(d)
(d) who at the time of making the application is, or lives with a spouse who is, in receipt of a war disablement pension and
(i) a mobility supplement or a payment intended to compensate for the non-payment of such a supplement; or
(ii) a payment made under regulations made under paragraph 7(2)(b) of Schedule 8 to the 1992 Act (constant attendance allowance).”.
(2) In regulation 3(1)(c)4after “1992 Act)” insert “or an income-based jobseeker’s allowance (within the meaning of the Jobseekers Act 1995)5”.
(3) In regulation 3(2)6—
(a)
(a) before the definition of householder insert—
““an attendance allowance” means—
(a) an attendance allowance under Part III of the 1992 Act;
(b) an increase of an allowance which is payable in respect of constant attendance under a scheme under, or having effect under, paragraph 4 of Part I of Schedule 8 to the 1992 Act7;
(c) a payment made under article 14, 15, 16, 43 or 44 of the Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme8or any analogous payment;
(d) any payment based on need for attendance which is paid with a war disablement pension; or
(e) any payment intended to compensate for the non-payment of any payment, allowance or pension mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) of this definition;”;
(b)
(b) at the end of the definition of householder omit “and”;
(c)
(c) after the definition of householder insert—
““mobility supplement” means a mobility supplement under—
(a) article 26A of the Naval, Military and Air Forces etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 19839(including such a supplement payable by virtue of the application of that article by any other scheme or order); or
(b) under article 25A of the Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme 1983 (including that article as applied by article 48A of that Scheme)10; and”; and
(d)
(d) after the definition of spouse insert—
““war disablement pension” means—
(a) a war disablement pension within the meaning of section 139(11) of the Social Security Administration Act 199211; and
(b) a war disablement pension under article 10 of the Naval, Military and Air Forces etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 198312(so far as that Order is made otherwise than under the Air Force (Constitution) Act 191713); and”.
Grant applications
5. In regulation 4(3) (application for grant)14—
(a) in paragraphs (a) and (b) for “in a case where the applicant proposes to carry out the works himself” substitute “in a case where the applicant proposes that the works will not be carried out, or arranged to be carried out, by an eligible contractor”; and
(b) for paragraph (e)(ii) substitute “(ii) the applicant specified the name of an eligible contractor as required by regulation 4(3)(a)”.
Procedure after applying to network installer
6. In regulation 7(3)(b)(i) (procedure after applying to network installer) omit—
(a) “the contributions as specified in column 2 of the table in regulation 9 together with”; and
(b) “and the contribution”.
Procedure after applying to agency
7. In regulation 8(2) (procedure after applying to administering agency) for “Except in a case where the applicant proposes to carry out the works himself” substitute “Except in a case where the applicant proposes that someone who is not an eligible contractor will carry out or arrange to carry out the...
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