{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/green-deal-disclosure-regulations-2012/regulation-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/green-deal-disclosure-regulations-2012/regulation-4.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/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Specified time for disclosure of green deal plan: sales other than by auction",
  "text": "(1) Subject to regulation 5, this regulation provides for the specified time for the purposes of section 12(2)(b) of the Act where a green deal property, or a lease of such a property, is to be sold.\n(2) Except where paragraph (4) or (5) applies, the specified time is at or before the time B views the green deal property.\n(3) Paragraph (4) applies where B becomes a prospective buyer by virtue of making an information request or a viewing request and subsequently—\n(a) B makes an offer, either orally or in writing; or\n(b) in respect of a property situated in Scotland where B has not made an offer either orally or in writing, B makes a note of interest,\nand B does not view the property before making such an offer or note of interest.\n(4) Where this paragraph applies, the specified time is, in respect of a green deal property situated in—\n(a) England or Wales, at or before the time A or an agent informs B that A accepts B’s offer subject to a contract to sell the property being concluded;\n(b) Scotland, the Scottish disclosure time.\n(5) Where B becomes a prospective buyer by virtue of making an offer, either orally or in writing, the specified time is as soon as practicable after A or an agent receives B’s offer but, in any event, in respect of a property situated in—\n(a) England or Wales, before the time A or an agent informs B that A accepts B’s offer subject to a contract to sell the property being concluded;\n(b) Scotland, before the time A or an agent informs B that A accepts B’s offer.\n(6) In paragraph (4)(b), “Scottish disclosure time” means, where B—\n(a) makes an offer but, before that offer was made, has not made a note of interest—\n(i) as soon as practicable after A or an agent receives B’s offer; but\n(ii) before A accepts B’s offer; or\n(b) makes a note of interest—\n(i) as soon as practicable after A or an agent receives B’s note of interest; but\n(ii) no later than the time A or an agent invites B to make an offer.\n(7) In paragraphs (3)(b) and (6), “note of interest” means a notice by B to A or an agent that B intends to make an offer when A or an agent invites prospective buyers to submit offers.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Section 12(2)(b) requires a seller, prospective landlord or licensor to provide the document produced or updated under section 8(4) to a prospective buyer, tenant or licensee at a specified time. A document produced or updated under section 8(4) is one which includes information in connection with a green deal plan."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1660/regulation/4",
    "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."
}