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The Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) Regulations 2012

S.I. 2012/3118 · Made 17 December 2012 · Extends to England and Wales

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Building And Buildings, England And Wales

Made 17th December 2012

Laid before Parliament 19th December 2012

Coming into force 9th January 2013

The Secretary of State is a Minister designated M1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 M2 in relation to measures relating to the environment.

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and by section 74 of the Energy Act 2011 M3.

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M1

S.I. 2008/301. That instrument, which came into force on 15th March 2008, revoked the previous designation of the Secretary of State in relation to the energy performance of buildings in S.I. 2004/3328.

M2

1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006, c.51, and section 3(3) of and Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008, c.7.

M3

2011 c.16.

Contents

  1. Part 1: Introductory
  2. 1Citation, application, extent and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Meaning of “prospective buyer or tenant”
  5. 4Recommendation reports
  6. Part 2: Duties relating to Energy Performance Certificates
  7. 5Application of Part 2
  8. 6Energy performance certificates on sale and rent
  9. 7Energy performance certificates on marketing
  10. 7AEnergy performance certificates on construction
  11. 8Buildings to be demolished
  12. 9Energy performance certificates
  13. 9AEnergy performance certificates in respect of excluded buildings
  14. 10Display of energy performance certificates
  15. 11Statement of energy performance rating
  16. 12Production of copies of energy performance certificates
  17. 13Electronic service of energy performance certificates
  18. Part 3: Display Energy Certificates
  19. 14Duties relating to display energy certificates and recommendation reports
  20. 15Display energy certificates
  21. 15ADisplay energy certificates for excluded buildings
  22. 16Change of occupier
  23. Part 4: Inspection of Air-conditioning systems
  24. 17Application and interpretation of Part 4
  25. 18Inspections of air-conditioning systems
  26. 19Reports
  27. 19AReports in respect of excluded buildings
  28. 20Keeping of records etc
  29. 21Changes of relevant person
  30. Part 5: Energy Assessors
  31. 22Accreditation schemes
  32. 23Related party disclosures
  33. 24Duty of care
  34. 25Right to copy documents
  35. 26Meaning of energy assessment
  36. Part 6: Registration and Disclosure of Data Relating to Certificates and Reports
  37. 27Registration of certificates etc
  38. 28Fees for entering data onto register
  39. 29Disclosure of data: general
  40. 29ADisclosure of assessment data
  41. 30Disclosure of general access data
  42. 30APublication of bulk access data on a website
  43. 31Disclosure of bulk access data Repealed
  44. 32Disclosure by keeper of register
  45. 33Fee for disclosure of bulk access data Repealed
  46. Part 7: Enforcement
  47. 34Enforcement authorities
  48. 34AEnforcement and local authority buildings
  49. 34BEnforcement plans
  50. 34CAnnual reports by enforcement authorities
  51. 35Power to require production of documents
  52. 36Penalty charge notices
  53. 37Defence when energy performance certificate unobtainable
  54. 38Penalty amount
  55. 39Reviews
  56. 40Appeal to the county court
  57. 41Recovery of penalty charges
  58. 42Service of documents
  59. 43Offences relating to enforcement officers
  60. Part 8: Miscellaneous
  61. 44Application to the Crown
  62. 45Duty to cooperate
  63. 46Revocations
  64. 47Review
  65. Signature
  66. Schedule A1: Green deal information
  67. Part 1: Green deal information to be included in energy performance certificates
  68. 1Paragraph 1
  69. 2Paragraph 2
  70. 3Paragraph 3
  71. 4Paragraph 4
  72. 5Paragraph 5
  73. 6Paragraph 6
  74. 7Paragraph 7
  75. 8Paragraph 8
  76. 9Paragraph 9
  77. 10Paragraph 10
  78. 11Paragraph 11
  79. 12Paragraph 12
  80. 13Paragraph 13
  81. 14Paragraph 14
  82. 15Paragraph 15
  83. 16Paragraph 16
  84. 17Paragraph 17
  85. 18Paragraph 18
  86. 19Paragraph 19
  87. 20Paragraph 20
  88. 21Paragraph 21
  89. 22Paragraph 22
  90. 23Paragraph 23
  91. 24Paragraph 24
  92. 25Paragraph 25
  93. 26Paragraph 26
  94. 2Interpretation
  95. Schedule B1: Specified data items for online publication Repealed
  96. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  97. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  98. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  99. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  100. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  101. Schedule 1 Repealed
  102. Part 1 Repealed
  103. Paragraph Repealed
  104. Part 2 Repealed
  105. Paragraph Repealed
  106. Schedule 2: Meanings of regular and large data packs Repealed
  107. Part 1: Energy Performance Certificates Repealed
  108. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  109. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  110. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  111. Part 2: Display Energy Certificates Repealed
  112. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  113. Part 3: Air-conditioning Inspection Reports Repealed
  114. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  115. Schedule 3Revocation of Regulations
  116. Explanatory note