
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Fuel Poverty (Additional Amount in respect of Remote Rural Area, Remote Small Town and Island Area) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
2 
In these Regulations—
 “the 2019 Act” means the Fuel Poverty (Targets, Definition and Strategy) (Scotland) Act 2019,
 “the Scottish Urban Rural Classification 2016” means the Scottish Government Urban Rural Classification 2016 identifying urban and rural areas based on Settlement size and drive times and published on 29 March 2018 ,
 “remote rural area” means an area classified as such by the Scottish Government Urban Rural Classification 2016 ,
 “remote small town” means a Settlement classified as such by the Scottish Government Urban Rural Classification 2016 ,
 “island area” means an area comprising of one or more islands, and  “island” has the meaning given in section 1(1) of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 .
3 
The Centre for Research in Social Policy, Loughborough University, is to determine, in relation to households in remote rural areas, remote small towns and island areas, the additional amount.
KEVIN STEWART

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew's House,

Edinburgh
25th February 2020