{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/green-deal-disclosure-regulations-2012/regulation-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/green-deal-disclosure-regulations-2012/regulation-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2012/1660",
  "legislation_title": "The Green Deal (Disclosure) Regulations 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/green-deal-disclosure-regulations-2012",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In these Regulations—\n“A” means, as appropriate, a seller, prospective landlord or prospective licensor of a property;\n“the Act” means the Energy Act 2011;\n“agent” has the meaning given in section 12(5)(a) of the Act;\n“B” means, as appropriate, a prospective buyer, tenant or licensee of a property;\n“bid” means an offer to buy a property which is to be sold by auction;\n“the Framework Regulations” means the Green Deal Framework (Disclosure, Acknowledgment, Redress etc.) Regulations 2012;\n“green deal property” has the meaning given by section 12(5)(b) of the Act;\n“information request” means a request by B to A or an agent for information about a green deal property for the purpose of enabling B to decide whether to, as appropriate, buy the property or enter into a lease or licence of the property;\n“offer” means, as appropriate, a proposal to—\n(a) buy a green deal property or a lease of such a property; or\n(b) enter into a lease or licence in respect of such a property;\n“offers over sale” means, in respect of a property situated in Scotland, a sale where A or an agent invites written offers which are expected to exceed the amount specified in a notice offering the property for sale;\n“oral and written bids auction” means a sale by auction of a property where the seller accepts bids which may be oral or written but excludes an offers over sale;\n“prospective buyer, tenant or licensee” has the meaning given in section 12(4) of the Act;\n“viewing request” means a request by B to A or an agent to view a green deal property for the purpose of enabling B to decide whether to, as appropriate, buy the property or enter into a lease or licence of the property; and\n“written bids auction” means a sale by auction of a property where the seller accepts only written bids but excludes an offers over sale.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The Green Deal Framework (Disclosure, Acknowledgment, Redress etc.) Regulations 2012 were laid before Parliament in draft on 11th June 2012 for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1660/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:27:33.700441+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "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."
}