UK Statutory Instrument SI 2012/2079 United Kingdom

The Green Deal Framework (Disclosure, Acknowledgment, Redress etc.) Regulations 2012

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Trader8 Any Person4 Contractor1

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Trader — also bound by 825 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 243 duties
Companies Act 1985 85 duties
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What it requires

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s.024 Requirements which apply to green deal providers Regulated
  • Comply with Green Deal provider obligations: code, agreement, ombudsman and reportingTrader
s.025 Notifications concerning consumer credit Regulated
  • Notify the Secretary of State if your consumer credit permission changesAny Person
s.026 Ensuring energy plans are green deal plans and that instalments can be collected on energy bills Regulated
  • Ensure energy plans meet green deal requirements and instalments only collected after proper installationTrader
s.027 Estimates of likely energy bill savings Regulated
  • Estimate first-year energy savings for Green Deal improvementsAny Person
s.028 Estimating the period over which savings are likely to be made Regulated
  • Estimate how long energy bill savings will last for each Green Deal improvementTrader
s.030 Instalments not to exceed savings Regulated
  • Ensure green deal instalments do not exceed estimated savings and notify improver of key figuresTrader
s.035 Guarantees to be given by green deal providers Regulated
  • Include a guarantee in the energy plan covering improvements and property damageTrader
s.036 Condition as to other matters – confirmation from bill payer and owners Regulated
  • Ensure written consent from bill payers and owners is obtained and attached to energy planAny Person
s.042 Action to be taken under section 8(4) Regulated
  • Provide a disclosure document to the consumerTrader
83 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Interpretation – general
s.003 Notices
s.004 Definitions under section 2(9)
s.005 Definition of “energy bill” for the purpose of section 4(4) and Part 5
s.006 The bill payer where there is no supply of electricity to a green deal property
s.007 Definitions of qualifying assessment under section 3(9)
s.008 Authorisation of green deal certification bodies and green deal participants
s.009 Registers of green deal certification bodies and green deal participants
s.010 Code of practice
s.011 Green deal assessor certification bodies
s.012 Determination of applications and entry on the register
s.013 Green deal installer certification bodies
s.014 Determination of applications and entry on the register
s.015 Green deal providers
s.016 Determination of applications and entry on the register
s.017 Voluntary withdrawal of authorisation of green deal provider
s.018 Refusal of an application
s.019 Requirements which apply to green deal certification bodies
s.020 Changes to a membership list – update to registers
s.021 Cessation of accreditation – update to registers
s.022 Requirements which apply to green deal assessors
s.023 Requirements which apply to green deal installers
s.029 Conditions to be met for energy plans to be green deal plans
s.031 Payment period not to exceed savings period
s.032 Domestic properties – fixed interest rate
s.033 Improvement-specific instalments – exceptions to fixed amount
s.034 No restriction on change of gas or electricity supplier
s.037 Owner under regulation 36
s.038 Permitted early repayment of credit
s.039 Permitted cash advances
s.040 Terms of the plan which are to bind or benefit the bill payer or a subsequent bill payer
s.041 Specified period under section 8(3)
s.042 Circumstances in which green deal information in disclosure document must be updated
s.042 Requirement to update green deal information in disclosure document
s.042 Updating of disclosure document where the green deal provider is no longer authorised
s.043 Intended occupation under transactions or arrangements to be entered into
s.044 Disclosure and acknowledgment in circumstances described in regulation 43
s.045 Intended transfers of ownership
s.046 Disclosure and acknowledgment in circumstances described in regulation 45
s.047 Oral tenancies and unwritten licence agreements
s.048 Acknowledgment in circumstances described in regulation 47
s.049 Transactions or arrangements to change bill payers
s.050 Disclosure and acknowledgment in circumstances described in regulation 49
s.051 Interpretation – Part 8
s.052 No sanctions without receipt of complaints or information
s.053 Sanctions
s.054 Enforcement undertakings
s.055 Eligible complaints – breach of the consent provision
s.056 Eligible complaints – breach of the disclosure and acknowledgment provisions
s.057 Eligible complaints – breach of the relevant requirements by the green deal provider or the green deal installer
s.057 Eligible complaints – breach of the relevant requirements by a green deal assessor
s.058 Eligible complaints – failure to take consumer credit modifying step
s.059 Referral of eligible complaints to the Secretary of State
s.060 Complaints where there is no green deal provider
s.060 Complaints – breach of the relevant requirements by a green deal certification body
s.061 Breach of the consent provision
s.062 Breach of the disclosure and acknowledgment provisions
s.063 Breach of the relevant requirements
s.064 Special circumstances – failure to take a consumer credit modifying step
s.065 Sanctions for breaches of the consent provision
s.066 Sanctions for breaches of the disclosure and acknowledgment provisions
s.067 Sanctions for breaches of the relevant requirements by green deal providers
s.068 Sanctions for breaches of the relevant requirements by green deal installers
s.069 Sanctions for breaches of the relevant requirements by green deal assessors and green deal certification bodies
s.070 Cancellation in special circumstances – failure by relevant person to take a consumer credit modifying step
s.071 Withdrawal of authorisation from a green deal provider who is no longer a fit person to be authorised
s.072 Requirement to give an intention notice before imposing a sanction
s.073 Additional requirements in relation to compensation
s.074 Compliance notices
s.075 Financial penalties
s.076 Recovery of compensation and financial penalties
s.077 Notice of decision not to impose a sanction
s.078 Sanctions notices
s.079 Proportionality requirement
s.080 Updating the register
s.081 Deferring updating the register
s.082 Contents of an enforcement undertaking
s.083 Failure to comply with an enforcement undertaking
s.084 Discharge of a compliance notice or enforcement undertaking
s.085 Inaccurate, misleading or incomplete information
s.086 Power to obtain information
s.087 Appeal to First Tier Tribunal
Schedules

Schedules

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s.sch002 The information to be included in a report provided under... Regulated
  • Submit monthly report on green deal plans, complaints and installersTrader
s.sch003 All problems which affect the functioning of an improvement and... Regulated
  • Rectify notified problems with green deal improvements free of chargeContractor
s.sch003 The green deal provider must repair damage to the property... Regulated
  • Repair property damage caused by Green Deal improvements free of chargeAny Person
s.sch003 The green deal provider’s total liability to repair damage to... Regulated
  • Green deal provider must cover at least £20,000 for property damageTrader
30 other schedules
s.sch001 Name, address and contact details.
s.sch001 Certificate of accreditation number.
s.sch001 Name of accrediting body.
s.sch001 Date of certification to act as a green deal assessor....
s.sch001 Certificate number.
s.sch001 Name of certifying body.
s.sch001 Date of accreditation to certify persons as able to act...
s.sch001 Scope of accreditation.
s.sch001 Certificate of accreditation number.
s.sch001 Name of accrediting body.
s.sch001 Date of certification to act as a green deal installer....
s.sch001 Any trading name.
s.sch001 Scope of certification and energy efficiency improvements certified to install....
s.sch001 Certificate number.
s.sch001 Name of certifying body.
s.sch001 Whether authorisation is granted in relation to—
s.sch001 For authorisation in relation to domestic properties—
s.sch001 For a company, the company registration number and names of...
s.sch001 Green deal registration number.
s.sch001 Date of entry on the register.
s.sch001 Whether the person’s authorisation is suspended or withdrawn and—
s.sch001 Any periods when the person’s authorisation has been suspended or...
s.sch001 The reasons for any suspension or withdrawal of authorisation.
s.sch001 Date of accreditation to certify persons as able to act...
s.sch002 The information to be included in a report provided under...
s.sch002 In this Schedule— (a) “customer complaint” is a complaint made...
s.sch003 The requirements for a guarantee referred to in regulation 35(2)...
s.sch003 The descriptions of damage referred to in paragraph 3 are—...
s.sch003 The requirements in paragraphs 2 to 4 do not require...
s.sch003 The following persons are referred to in paragraph 6—

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