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The Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012

S.S.I. 2012/190 · Made 6 June 2012 · Extends to Scotland

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Building And Buildings

Made 6th June 2012

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 8th June 2012

Coming into force 1st October 2012

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 M1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Annotations to the whole text

Marginal citations

M1

1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46) (“the 1998 Act”), Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3) (which was amended by section 27(4) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) (“the 2006 Act”)). Section 2(2) was also amended by section 27(1)(a) of the 2006 Act and by the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7), Schedule, Part 1. The functions conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2), insofar as within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the 1998 Act.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2008
  3. 3Interpretation
  4. 4Energy performance certificates on sale or rent Repealed
  5. 5Energy performance certificates Repealed
  6. 6Recommendations report Repealed
  7. 7Registration of certificates
  8. 8Disclosures generally
  9. 9Disclosures to approved organisation Repealed
  10. 10Disclosures to enforcement authorities and/or the Scottish Ministers Repealed
  11. 11Use of information by the Scottish Ministers and/or the keeper of the register Repealed
  12. Signature
  13. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 and come into force on 1st October 2012.

2Amendment of the Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2008

The Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2008 M1 are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 11.

3Interpretation

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a)

omit the definition of “associated data”;

(b)

after the definition of “energy performance certificate” insert—

““energy performance data” means information needed to produce an energy performance certificate or a recommendations report;”; and

(c)

after the definition of “prospective tenant” insert—

““recommendations report” has the meaning given in regulation 6A;”.

4Energy performance certificates on sale or rentF1

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5Energy performance certificatesF1

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6Recommendations reportF1

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7Registration of certificates

For regulation 10 (registration of certificates) together with its cross heading substitute—

“Registration of energy performance data

10
(1)

There must be one or more registers of energy performance data from which the following documents may be produced—

(a)

an energy performance certificate; and

(b)

a recommendations report.

(2)

Each register referred to in paragraph (1) shall be maintained by a keeper.

(3)

A register may be maintained for different purposes or for different classes of buildings F1or building units.

(4)

Where a member of an approved organisation issues any document referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or (b), that person must ensure that the energy performance data relating to that document is sent to the relevant register before the document is issued.

(5)

Any energy performance data entered onto a register—

(a)

must be registered under a unique reference; and

(b)

must not be altered once registered.

(6)

Any energy performance data entered onto a register must be kept on the register for a period of at least 10 years beginning on the date on which it is entered onto the register.”

8Disclosures generally

For regulation 11 (disclosures generally) substitute—

“

11

The keeper of a register may only disclose any—

(a)

energy performance data;

(b)

any document produced from that data; and

(c)

any information derived from that data,

if authorised by regulation 12 or 13.”.

9Disclosures to approved organisationF1

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10Disclosures to enforcement authorities and/or the Scottish MinistersF1

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11Use of information by the Scottish Ministers and/or the keeper of the registerF1

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Signature

DEREK MACKAY

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew's House,

Edinburgh

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2008 (“the 2008 Regulations”). The 2008 Regulations require the production of energy performance certificates when buildings are to be sold or rented out.

These Regulations partially transpose for Scotland Article 11 (energy performance certificates) of Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the energy performance of buildings (OJ L 153, 18.06.2010, p.13) (“the 2010 Directive”). The 2010 Directive is a recast of Directive 2002/91/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the energy performance of buildings (OJ L 1, 04.01.2003, p.65.

Article 11(4) of the 2010 Directive states that energy performance certificates shall provide an indication as to where the owner or tenant can receive more detailed information on the cost effectiveness of the energy performance certificate. Regulations 3 to 6 of these Regulations provide a vehicle for this information to be provided to owners and tenants by means of a recommendations report.

Regulations 7 to 11 amend the provisions on the registration of energy performance certificates in order that it is now data rather than the certificate itself that must be entered on to the Register. From 1st October 2012, the energy performance certificate and the recommendations report will be produced from the data held on this Register.