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  "legislation": "uksi/2020/1422",
  "legislation_title": "The Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-performance-of-buildings-england-and-wales-amendment-regulations-2020",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations amend the Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3118) (“the principal regulations”), which implemented Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the energy performance of buildings (recast) (OJ No L 153, 18.6.2010, p. 13). That Directive was amended by Directive (EU) 2018/844 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 (OJ No L 156, 19.06.2018, p. 75). These Regulations partially implement the first subparagraph of Article 15(1) (which is inserted into Directive 2010/31/EU by Article 1(7) of Directive (EU) 2018/844).\nRegulation 3 inserts a new provision into regulation 19 of the principal regulations which imposes a new requirement for the inspection of air-conditioning systems. Inspection reports must consider the optimisation of performance capabilities of each system.\nRegulation 4 makes a consequential amendment to regulation 19A to ensure compliance with the new regulation 19(2A).\nAn Impact Assessment was published in November 2020 alongside the Government Response to The Energy Performance of Buildings: A Consultation on changes to The Energy Performance of Buildings Regulations 2012, No. 3118 linked here\nhttps://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/energy-performance-of-buildings-changes-to-the-energy-performance-of-buildings-regulations-2012-no-3118.",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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