Communities Committee, 12 Apr 2005
Meeting date: Tuesday, April 12, 2005
Official Report
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Subordinate Legislation
Home Energy Efficiency Scheme Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2005<br />(SSI 2005/144)
The Home Energy Efficiency Scheme Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2005 are subject to the negative procedure. The instrument seeks to amend the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme Regulations 1997, SI 1997/790, which are the principal regulations for Scotland. They provide for the making of grants for the improvement of energy efficiency in dwellings occupied by persons on low incomes or elderly persons.
Specifically, the 2005 regulations propose to increase the income threshold for eligibility for such a grant for persons in receipt of child tax credit or working tax credit, in line with increases to those payments, effective from 6 April 2005. Members will note that the Subordinate Legislation Committee recommended last year that the principal regulations should be consolidated. The Executive has indicated an intention to do that in connection with the replacement of the programme in 2006, which it feels is the most appropriate time to do so. Members have been provided with a copy of the regulations and the accompanying documentation. Do members have any comments?
No.
Is the committee content with the regulations?
Members indicated agreement.
Therefore, the committee will not make any recommendation on the regulations in its report to the Parliament. I ask members to agree that we report to the Parliament on our decision on the regulations. Are we agreed?
Members indicated agreement.