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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2011/section-56",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2011/section-56.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2011/16",
  "legislation_title": "Energy Act 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2011",
  "path": "section/56",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "56",
  "heading": "Further provision about Scottish domestic energy efficiency regulations",
  "text": "(1) Scottish domestic energy efficiency regulations may, in particular, include provision about—\n(a) the period within which improvements required by the regulations must be started or completed;\n(b) exemptions from any requirement imposed by or under the regulations;\n(c) evidence relating to any requirement imposed by or under the regulations.\n(2) Provision falling within subsection (1)(b) includes, in particular, provision about exemptions—\n(a) relating to any necessary permissions or consents;\n(b) relating to the likely negative impact on the value of a property of complying with a requirement imposed by or under the regulations.\n(3) Provision falling within subsection (1)(c) includes, in particular, provision about evidence for the purpose of demonstrating—\n(a) an exemption from a requirement imposed by or under the regulations;\n(b) that a property is not one in relation to which the regulations have effect;\n(c) that the improvements required by or under the regulations are not relevant energy efficiency improvements within the meaning given by the regulations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 56 in force at 1.7.2019 by S.S.I. 2019/181, art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/16/section/56",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T17:03:13.899517+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
    "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
  }
}