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[F15(1)For the purposes of this paragraph—
(a)“the Contributions and Benefits Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 F2; and
(b)“the Northern Ireland Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 F3.
(2)For the purposes of paragraph 1(1) above a person to whom a supply is made is “a qualifying person” if at the time of the supply he—
(a)is aged 60 or over; or
(b)is in receipt of one or more of the benefits mentioned in sub-paragraph (3) below.
(3)The benefits referred to in sub-paragraph (2) above are as follows—
(a)council tax benefit under Part VII of the Contributions and Benefits Act;
(b)disability living allowance under Part III of the Contributions and Benefits Act or Part III of the Northern Ireland Act;
(c)[F4disabled person’s tax credit] under Part VII of the Contributions and Benefits Act or Part VII of the Northern Ireland Act;
(d)[F5working families’ tax credit] under Part VII of the Contributions and Benefits Act or Part VII of the Northern Ireland Act;
(e)housing benefit under Part VII of the Contributions and Benefits Act or Part VII of the Northern Ireland Act;
(f)an income-based jobseeker’s allowance within the meaning of section 1(4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 F6 or Article 3(4) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 F7;
(g)income support under Part VII of the Contributions and Benefits Act or Part VII of the Northern Ireland Act;
(h)disablement pension under Part V of the Contributions and Benefits Act or Part V of the Northern Ireland Act, which is payable at the increased rate provided for under section 104 (constant attendance allowance) of the Act concerned; and
(i)war disablement pension under the Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 1983 F8, which is payable at the increased rate provided for under article 14 (constant attendance allowance) or article 26A (mobility supplement) of that Order.
[F9(3A)For the purposes of paragraph 1(1)(aa) and (ab) above “residential accommodation” means—
(a)a building, or part of a building, that consists of a dwelling or a number of dwellings;
(b)a building, or part of a building, used for a relevant residential purpose;
(c)a caravan used as a place of permanent habitation; or
(d)a houseboat.
(3B)For the purposes of paragraph 1(1)(aa) and (ab) above “use for a relevant charitable purpose” means use by a charity in either or both of the following ways, namely—
(a)otherwise than in the course or furtherance of a business;
(b)as a village hall or similarly in providing social or recreational facilities for a local community.]
(4)[F10For the purposes of paragraph 1(1)(aa) and (ab) above “List A energy-saving materials” means] any of the following—
(a)insulation for walls, floors, ceilings, roofs or lofts or for water tanks, pipes or other plumbing fittings;
(b)draught stripping for windows and doors;
(c)central heating system controls [F11(including thermostatic radiator valves);]
(d)hot water system controls.
[F12(e)solar panels;]
[F13(f)wind turbines;
(g)water turbines.]
[F14(4A)For the purposes of paragraph 1(1)(b) and (c) above “List B energy-saving materials” means any of the following—
(a)gas-fired room heaters that are fitted with thermostatic controls;
(b)electric storage heaters;
(c)closed solid fuel fire cassettes;
(d)electric dual immersion water heaters with foam-insulated hot water tanks;
(e)gas-fired boilers;
(f)oil-fired boilers;
(g)radiators.
(4B)For the purposes of paragraph 1(1)(j) and (k) above, “qualifying security goods” means any of the following—
(a)locks or bolts for windows;
(b)locks, bolts or security chains for doors;
(c)spy holes;
(d)smoke alarms.]
(5)For the purposes of [F15paragraph 1] above a scheme is a “relevant scheme” if it is one which—
(a)has as one of its objectives the funding of the installation of energy-saving materials in the homes of any persons who are qualifying persons, and
(b)disburses, whether directly or indirectly, its grants in whole or in part out of funds made available to it in order to achieve that objective—
(i)by the Secretary of State,
(ii)by the European Community,
(iii)under an arrangement approved by the Director General of Electricity Supply, the Director General of Electricity Supply for Northern Ireland or the Director General of Gas Supply, or
(iv)by a local authority F16.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. A1 para. 5 inserted (1.7.1998) by S.I. 1998/1375, arts. 1, 6
F4Words in Sch. A1 para. 5(3)(c) substituted (28.7.2000) by 2000 c. 17, s. 135, Sch. 35 para. 5
F5Words in Sch. A1 para. 5(3)(d) substituted (28.7.2000) by 2000 c. 17, s. 135, Sch. 35 para. 6
F8S.I. 1983/883; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1983/1116, 1983/1521, 1986/592, 1990/1308, 1991/766, 1992/710, 1995/766, 1997/286.
F9Sch. A1 para. 5(3A)(3B) inserted (28.7.2000) by 2000 c. 17, s. 135, Sch. 35 para. 7
F10Words in Sch. A1 para. 5(4) substituted (28.7.2000) by 2000 c. 17, s. 135, Sch. 35 para. 8(2)
F11Words in Sch. A1 para. 5(4)(c) inserted (28.7.2000) by 2000 c. 17, s. 135, Sch. 35 para. 8(3)
F12Sch. A1 para. 5(4)(e) inserted (28.7.2000) by 2000 c. 17, s. 135, Sch. 35 para. 8(4)
F13Sch. A1 para. 5(4)(f)(g) inserted (28.7.2000) by 2000 c. 17, s. 135, Sch. 35 para. 8(5)
F14Sch. A1 para. 5(4A)(4B) inserted (28.7.2000) by 2000 c. 17, s. 135, Sch. 35 para. 9
F15Words in Sch. A1 para. 5(5) substituted (28.7.2000) by 2000 c. 17, s. 135, Sch. 35 para. 10
F16Local authority is defined in section 96(4) of the Value Added Tax Act 1994 (c. 23) (as amended by article 2 of S.I. 1995/1510 and article 7(1) of, and paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to, S.I. 1996/739) as the council of a county, county borough, district, London borough, parish or group of parishes (or in Wales, community or group of communities), the Common Council of the City of London, the Council of the Isles of Scilly, and any joint committee or joint board established by two or more of the foregoing and, in relation to Scotland, a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39), any two or more such councils and any joint committee or joint board within the meaning of section 235(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65).
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