The Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

Amendments to the Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 N.I.

43.   [F1 The Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000(1) are amended as follows—

(a) in paragraph (1) of regulation A2 (Interpretation)—

(i) after the definition “ENERGY EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS” there shall be inserted—

• “ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE means a certificate that complies with regulation 8 of the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008”;

(ii) in the definition “SAP” after the words “2005 edition” there shall be inserted “or any later version of the software approved by the Department”; and

(iii) in the definition “SBEM” after the words “2006 edition” there shall be inserted “or any later version of the software approved by the Department”;

(b) in regulation A11 (Notice of commencement and completion of certain stages of work)—

(i) in paragraph (5) for “notice in writing of—” substitute “—”;

(ii) before paragraphs (5)(a), (b) and (c) insert “notice in writing of”;

(iii) for paragraph (5)(d) there shall be substituted—

• “subject to paragraph (5)(g) a copy of the energy performance certificate for any completed new building, not more than 5 days after completion;”;

(iv) in paragraph (5)(f) for the full stop substitute “;”; and

(v) after paragraph (5)(f) there shall be inserted—

“(g) paragraph (5)(d) does not apply to—

(a) buildings that are used primarily or solely as places of worship;

(b) temporary buildings with a planned time of use of 2 years or less;

(c) industrial sites, workshops and non-residential agricultural buildings with low energy demand; and

(d) stand-alone buildings with a total useful floor area of less than 50 m² that are not dwellings.”;

(c) In paragraph (4)(b)(iii) of regulation F1 (Application and interpretation) after the semicolon there shall be inserted “and;”;

(d) After paragraph (4)(b)(iii) of regulation F1 (Application and interpretation) there shall be inserted—

“(iv) any software approved by the Department;”;

(e) In column (4) of Table F of Schedule 5 for the character “—” opposite the reference in column (1) to “F2 Conservation measures” and against the reference in column (3) to “DFP Technical Booklet F1: 2006” there shall be substituted “AMD4”;

(f) In column (4) of Table F of Schedule 5 for the character “—” opposite the reference in column (1) to “F2 Conservation measures” and against the reference in column (3) to “DFP Technical Booklet F2: 2006” there shall be substituted “AMD4”.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 43 revoked (31.10.2012) by The Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012/192), regs. 1, 21 (with regs. 3(2), 4)

(1)

S.R. 2000 No. 389, as amended by S.R. 2005 No. 295, S.R. 2006 No. 355 and S.R. 2006 No. 440