ENERGY CONSERVATION Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 10th May 2004. 2 These Regulations extend to Scotland only. Amendment of the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme Regulations 1997 2 The Home Energy Efficiency Scheme Regulations 1997 are amended as follows. 3 In regulation 3A, after “purpose of” insert “replacing or upgrading a central heating system or”. 4 In regulation 4(1)(d), for “£14,200” substitute “£14,600”. 5 In regulation 15– a after the definition of “central heating” insert– “electric storage heater” means, any of the following which, in each case, was manufactured at least 20 years before the date of application– a free-standing storage heater; an electric fan-assisted storage warm air system; an electric wired underfloor heating system, set in solid floors; or an electric ceiling heating system;. ; b after the definition of “energy advice” insert– “inefficient central heating system” means– a central heating system that is unable to deliver the minimum temperature standard; or a central heating system that consists of or includes– a solid fuel boiler with a seasonal efficiency of less than 55%; a natural gas boiler with a seasonal efficiency of 55% or less; an oil-fired boiler with a seasonal efficiency of less than 65%; or a gravity or semi-gravity solid fuel heating system which was manufactured at least 20 years before the date of application; “minimum temperature standard” means a temperature of 23ºC in a living room and 18ºC in all other rooms sustained for at least 16 hours in every period of 24 hours; “partial central heating system” means a system that does not provide warmth to one or more of the following rooms– the main living room; the main and any second bedroom; the main bathroom; and the main hallway; “seasonal efficiency” means the efficiency of a boiler as determined using the Government’s Standard Assessment Procedure for Energy Rating of Dwellings ; ; c after the definition of “self-contained dwelling” insert– “service occupancy” means occupancy as a tenant of a dwelling in terms of a contract of employment; . 6 In regulation 17 (persons who may apply for a grant)– a after sub-paragraph (1)(b) insert– ; or c occupies the dwelling under a service occupancy and does not expect to cease so to occupy the dwelling within the period of twelve months beginning with the date on which the works would be completed ; b for sub-paragraph (3)(a) substitute– a i does not have a central heating system or has a central heating system that cannot function which it would be more reasonable to replace than to repair; or ii has a partial central heating system or an inefficient central heating system; . 7 For regulation 19(1) (purposes for which grant may be approved) substitute– 19 1 Subject to paragraph (2) below, an application for a grant may only be approved for the purpose of– a providing a central heating system and any new fuel source to a dwelling to enable that system properly to function; or b if regulation 17(3)(a)(ii) applies, replacing or upgrading a partial or inefficient central heating system where the applicant is aged 80 or over. . MARY MULLIGAN Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 14th April 2004