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Energy Bill [HL]

16A: Clause 6, page 7, line 14, at beginning insert— ““(A1) Before any improvements are installed under section 7, or a plan is confirmed under sections 8 to 10, the improver must consult— (a) the bill payer, where the improver is the owner of a property; or (b) the owner of a property, where the improver is the bill payer, about the assessment undertaken and options outlined in the assessment, and receive the consent of that person to the intended improvements. (A2) At the time of consulting a person about the assessment and intended improvements under subsection (A1), the improver must provide the person with a copy of the assessment undertaken. (A3) Where a person is consulted about intended improvements under this section, they must not unreasonably withhold their consent to those improvements. (A4) The framework regulations shall make provision for an appropriate period for a person to consider and consent to intended improvements under this section.””