182.This section modifies section 7 of the Fuel Poverty (Targets, Definition and Strategy) (Scotland) Act 2019 (“the Fuel Poverty Act”). The modification to subsection (1) makes it clear that, in reviewing the fuel poverty strategy, the Scottish Ministers must consult such persons as they consider appropriate including those listed in subsection (2). New subsection (3A) provides that the duty to consult the persons mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (c) to (f), respectively, of subsection (2) may be met by consulting persons representing the interests of those persons.
Crown Application Fuel poverty Section 71 - Fuel poverty strategy: consultation