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The Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme Regulations 2014

S.I. 2014/1643 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Energy

Made 24th June2014

Laid before Parliament 26th June 2014

Coming into force 17th July 2014

The Secretary of State, being a Minister designated M1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 M2 in relation to energy and energy sources, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by that section:

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M1

S.I. 2010/761.

M2

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

Contents

  1. Part 1: Introduction
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Duty to review
  5. Part 2: The Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme
  6. Chapter 1: Scheme compliance periods
  7. 4Compliance periods
  8. Chapter 2: Scheme administration
  9. 5Scheme administrator
  10. 6Compliance bodies
  11. 7Co-operation and sharing of information
  12. 8Notification System
  13. 9Provision of information to the Secretary of State
  14. 10Publication of information
  15. Chapter 3: Lead assessors
  16. 11Lead assessors
  17. 12Approval bodies and approved registers
  18. 13Reviews of approval
  19. 14Appeals
  20. Part 3: Undertakings
  21. Chapter 1: Relevant undertakings
  22. 15Relevant undertakings
  23. 16Excluded undertakings
  24. 17Participants
  25. Chapter 2: Responsible undertakings
  26. 18Role of the responsible undertaking
  27. 19Determination of the responsible undertaking
  28. Part 4: ESOS Assessments
  29. Chapter 1: General
  30. 20Duty to carry out ESOS assessment
  31. 21Role of the lead assessor
  32. 21AEstimates
  33. Chapter 2: Energy consumption
  34. 22Duty to calculate total energy consumption
  35. 23Energy consumption – general
  36. 24Energy consumption - transport
  37. 25Identification of areas of significant energy consumption
  38. 25AConversion into kWh units
  39. Chapter 2A: Calculations related to organisational purposes
  40. 25BAmount of energy consumption related to organisational purposes
  41. 25CEnergy Intensity Ratio
  42. Chapter 3: Energy savings opportunities
  43. 26Duty to carry out an energy audit
  44. 27Identification of energy saving opportunities
  45. Chapter 3A: ESOS Report
  46. 27AESOS Report
  47. 27BEnergy savings since the previous compliance date Repealed
  48. 27CDisclosure of information to group undertaking
  49. Chapter 3B: Energy savings since the previous compliance date and ESOS action plan review
  50. 27DEnergy savings since the previous compliance date
  51. 27EESOS action plan review
  52. Chapter 4: Records
  53. 28Evidence packs
  54. Part 5: Notification and confirmation requirements ...
  55. 29Notification of compliance
  56. 30Responsible officers
  57. 31Confirmation to be given by responsible officer
  58. Part 6: Deemed compliance with Scheme requirements
  59. 32Energy consumption not subject to audit Repealed
  60. 33Compliance with ISO 50001
  61. 33AZero energy consumption
  62. 34Display Energy Certificates and Green Deal Assessments Repealed
  63. Part 6A: ESOS action plan and ESOS progress update
  64. 34AESOS action plan
  65. 34BESOS progress update
  66. Part 7: Compliance and Enforcement
  67. Chapter 1: Monitoring compliance
  68. 35Compliance notices
  69. 36Inspection
  70. 37Other information
  71. Chapter 2: Enforcement
  72. 38Enforcement notices
  73. Part 8: Civil penalties and breaches
  74. Chapter 1: Civil penalties
  75. 39Penalty notices
  76. 40Effect and recovery of financial penalty
  77. 41Effect of publication penalty
  78. 42Discretion in waiving, imposition and modification of civil penalties
  79. Chapter 2: Breach of Regulations
  80. 43Failure to notify
  81. 44Failure to maintain records
  82. 45Failure to undertake an energy audit
  83. 46Failure to comply with notice
  84. 47False or misleading statement
  85. Part 9: Appeals and service of documents
  86. 48Appeals
  87. 49Effect of an appeal
  88. 50Determination of an appeal
  89. 51Service of documents
  90. Part 10: Application of these Regulations with modifications to relevant trust assets
  91. 52Relevant trust assets
  92. 53Participants and responsible undertakings in relation to relevant trust assets
  93. Signature
  94. Schedule 1: Relevant undertakings
  95. 1Large undertakings, and small or medium undertakings
  96. 1AParagraph 1A
  97. 2Financial thresholds
  98. 3Paragraph 3
  99. 3AParagraph 3A
  100. 4Paragraph 4
  101. 5Paragraph 5
  102. 6Paragraph 6
  103. 7Paragraph 7
  104. 8Employee threshold
  105. 9Paragraph 9
  106. 10Paragraph 10
  107. 11Change of status
  108. Schedule 2: Groups of undertakings
  109. 1Aggregation
  110. 2Paragraph 2
  111. 3Disaggregation
  112. 4Paragraph 4
  113. 5Paragraph 5
  114. 6Paragraph 6
  115. 7Change of group
  116. 7AParagraph 7A
  117. 7BParagraph 7B
  118. 8Paragraph 8
  119. 9Paragraph 9
  120. 10Compliance of franchise undertakings as a group
  121. 11Paragraph 11
  122. 12Paragraph 12
  123. 13Determinations
  124. Schedule 3Information to be included in ESOS report, to be notified to scheme administrator and to be published by scheme administrator
  125. Schedule 4: Appeals procedure
  126. Part 1: Procedure for appeals against determinations made, and enforcement and penalty notices issued, by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency
  127. 1Paragraph 1
  128. 2Paragraph 2
  129. 3Paragraph 3
  130. 4Paragraph 4
  131. 5Paragraph 5
  132. 6Paragraph 6
  133. 7Paragraph 7
  134. Part 2: Procedure for appeals against determinations made, and enforcement and penalty notices issued, by the Chief Inspector
  135. 8Paragraph 8
  136. 9Paragraph 9
  137. 10Paragraph 10
  138. 11Paragraph 11
  139. 12Paragraph 12
  140. 13Paragraph 13
  141. 14Paragraph 14
  142. 15Paragraph 15
  143. 16Paragraph 16
  144. Schedule 5: Modification of the application of these Regulations in relation to certain relevant trust assets
  145. 1Paragraph 1
  146. 2Paragraph 2
  147. 3Paragraph 3
  148. 4Paragraph 4
  149. 5Paragraph 5
  150. Explanatory note