Section 211 — Housing and Planning Act 2016: Reports on improving efficiency and sustainability of buildings in military estate

Reports on improving efficiency and sustainability of buildings in military estate 211 1 Section 86 of the Climate Change Act 2008 (report on the civil estate) is amended as follows.

2 In subsection (1)—

a the text from “buildings” to the end becomes paragraph (a),

and b after that paragraph insert , and b buildings that are part of the military estate.

3 In subsection (2)—

a in paragraph (a), after “estate” insert “ and the military estate ” , and b in paragraph (b), after “estate” insert “ or the military estate ” .

4 In subsection (3)—

a after “estate”, in the first place it occurs, insert “ or the military estate ” , and b for “civil estate”, in the second place it occurs, insert “ the estate in question ” .

5 After subsection (7) insert— 7A For the purposes of this section, a building is part of the military estate if—

a it is not part of the civil estate, b the Secretary of State has a freehold or leasehold interest in the building, and c it is used by or for the purposes of Her Majesty's armed forces. 7B The Minister for the Cabinet Office may by order provide for buildings of a specified description to be treated as being, or as not being, part of the military estate for the purposes of this section.

6 In subsection (8), for “Any such order” substitute “ An order under subsection (7) or (7B) ” .

7 In the heading, after “estate” insert “ and the military estate ” .