# The Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2012, Regulation 7: Energy performance certificates


In regulation 6 (energy performance certificates)—
(a) in paragraph (1)(a) after “building” insert “ or building unit ”;
(b) after paragraph (1)(b) insert—
“(ba) include an energy performance indicator;
(bb) include an indicator, expressed numerically, of primary energy use;”;
(c) for paragraph (1)(c) substitute—
“(c) contain cost effective and technically feasible recommendations for improving the energy performance of the building or building unit including—
(i) measures in connection with a major renovation of the building envelope or technical building systems; and
(ii) measures for individual building elements independent of a major renovation of the building envelope or technical building systems;
(ca) include a statement indicating that—
(i) more detailed information on the cost effectiveness of the recommendations made in the energy performance certificate; and
(ii) the steps to be taken to implement those recommendations,
are contained in the recommendations report;”;
(d) in paragraph (1)(d)(i) after “building” insert “ or building unit ”;
(e) for paragraph (1)(e) substitute—
“(e) be issued by a qualified member of an approved organisation for that category of building or building unit.”;
(f) in paragraph (2) after the word “building” insert “ or building unit ”;
(g) for paragraph (4) substitute—
“(4) Certification for a building unit may be based—
(a) on the assessment of another representative building unit with the same energy-relevant characteristics in the same building; or
(b) on a common certification of the whole building in which the building unit is located.”; and
(h) after paragraph (5) insert—
“(6) Certification for a house may be based on the assessment of another representative house where—
(a) the representative house is of similar design, size and actual energy performance quality; and
(b) the member of the approved organisation issuing the energy performance certificate has confirmed in writing that this is the case.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2012/208/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/energy-performance-of-buildings-scotland-amendment-no-2-regulations-2012/regulation-7
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