Energy Conservation Act 1996 (c. 38)

(1) The M1 Home Energy Conservation Act 1995 shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of subsection (2) below. (2) In section 1(1) the following paragraphs shall be added to the definition of the term “ residential accommodation ”, namely— “ (aa) a house in multiple occupation, that is— (i) in England and Wales, a house in multiple occupation as defined by section 345 of the Housing Act 1985, (ii) in Scotland, a house or building as referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of section 152(1) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987, and (iii) in Northern Ireland, a house in multiple occupation as defined by Article 75 of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1992, or (ab) a house-boat, that is, a boat or other floating decked structure— (i) designed or adapted for use solely as a place of permanent habitation, and (ii) not having means of, or capable of being readily adapted for, self-propulsion, which, in the case of a house-boat in England and Wales or Northern Ireland, is a dwelling for the purposes of Part I of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, or as the case may be, the purposes of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977, or ” . Commencement Information I1 S. 1 wholly in force at 1.4.1997: S. 1 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 2(2) ; S. 1 in force (S.) (1.12.1996) by S.I. 1996/2796 , art. 2 ; and (N.I.) (5.12.1996) by S.R. 1996/559 , art. 2 ; and (E.W.) (14.1.1997 for specified purposes, otherwise 1.4.1997) by S.I. 1997/47 , art. 2 Marginal Citations M1 1995 c. 10 .