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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Green Deal (Acknowledgment) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 and come into force on 28th January 2013.
(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.
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In these Regulations—
 “acknowledgment” means an acknowledgment required by section 14 of the Act or regulation 44, 46, 48 or 50 of the Framework Regulations;
 “the Act” means the Energy Act 2011;
 “early repayment term” means a term included in a green deal plan pursuant to regulation 38 of the Framework Regulations;
 “the Framework Regulations” means the Green Deal Framework (Disclosure, Acknowledgment, Redress etc.) Regulations 2012;
 “green deal plan” has the meaning given in section 1 of the Act; and
 “green deal property” means a property in respect of which there is a green deal plan and payments are still to be made under that plan.
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(1) This regulation applies where a green deal plan to which an acknowledgment relates contains an early repayment term.
(2) An acknowledgment must be in the form set out in paragraph (3) or be in substantially the same form.
(3) The form referred to in paragraph (2) is—“”
(4) The form referred to in paragraph (2) may be part of a document or a series of documents.
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(1) This regulation applies where an acknowledgment is required and the green deal plan does not contain an early repayment term.
(2) An acknowledgment must be in the form set out in paragraph (3) or be in substantially the same form.
(3) The form referred to in paragraph (2) is—“”
(4) The form referred to in paragraph (2) may be part of a document or a series of documents.
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A seller or prospective landlord or licensor is not required to comply with section 14(2) of the Act where the buyer, tenant or licensee gave a confirmation under regulation 36 of the Framework Regulations at the time the green deal plan was entered into.
ALEX NEIL
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
28th June 2012