(1)The Secretary of State may with the approval of the Treasury make grants in accordance with this section for the purposes of any scheme for the provision of advice with a view to promoting the conservation of energy.
(2)Grants under this section—
(a)may defray in whole or in part the cost of any survey of any particular premises, or of premises within any particular area, for the purpose of determining the appropriate measures to be taken in the case of those premises for reducing the use of energy ;
(b)may be made with reference to advice relating to the use of energy for any purpose whatsoever (domestic, industrial, commercial or otherwise);
(c)may be paid to the persons giving advice or to the persons receiving it, or partly to the one and partly to the other; and
(d)may be made subject to such conditions as the Secretary of State may determine.