# The Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2025, Regulation 26: Defence where failure to comply with regulation 7


An owner is not liable to a penalty charge for a breach of the duty imposed by regulation 7 if it can be demonstrated that the instructions for the placement of the advertisement offering the building or building unit for sale or let included—
(a) a requirement that the energy performance indicators for that building or building unit is stated in the advertisement, and
(b) sufficient information to enable that energy performance indicators to have been stated in the advertisement.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2025/9780111063866/regulation/26 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-energy-performance-of-buildings-scotland-regulations-2025/regulation-26
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