The Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2008

Regulations 2, 12A(2)(c) and13(2)(d)

[F1 SCHEDULE 1 Disclosure of data

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 1 inserted (21.12.2012) by The Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/315), regs. 1, 8, sch.

PART 1

The following persons or bodies are authorised recipients—

(a) the Scottish Parliament;

(b) the Scottish Ministers;

(c) either House of Parliament;

(d) any department of the Government of the United Kingdom;

(e) the Welsh Ministers;

(f) the National Assembly for Wales;

(g) the Northern Ireland Assembly or a Northern Ireland department;

(h) an enforcement authority;

(i) an approved organisation;

(j) a green deal relevant person;

(k) the holder of a licence under section 6(1)(c) or (d) of the Electricity Act 1989 (distribution and supply licences) which has been modified by the Secretary of State under section 41(1) of the Energy Act 2008 (power to amend licence conditions etc: feed-in tariffs).

[F2 (l) a local authority;

(m) a county council, district council or parish council in England;

(n) a London borough council;

(o) the Greater London Authority;

(p) a county borough council or county council in Wales;

(q) a post-16 education body;

(r) a charity whose purposes include—

(i) the conduct of research into the earth’s climate or environment;

(ii) the conduct of research into the construction, design or use of buildings; or

(iii) the promotion of energy efficiency in buildings;

(s) a registered social landlord;

(t) a person (other than a natural person) who is certificated as an installer under the scheme known as the “Microgeneration Certification Scheme”.]

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. 1 Pt. 1 paras. (l)-(t) inserted (19.12.2015) by The Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/386), regs. 1, 2(10)(a)

PART 2

The purposes are—

1.   Promoting energy efficiency improvements in relation to buildings.

2.   Conducting research into, or developing or analysing policy (or policy proposals) in relation to, the energy efficiency of buildings.

3.   Conducting research into the effectiveness or impact of energy efficiency improvements.

4.   Identifying geographic areas where the energy efficiency of buildings is low relative to other areas, or conducting research into the extent, causes or consequences of such lower levels of efficiency.

5.   Promoting and marketing energy efficiency improvements that may be made pursuant to a green deal plan.

6.   Identifying and analysing the impact of carbon emissions on the environment resulting from buildings with low levels of energy efficiency.

7.   Determining whether energy efficiency improvements that may be made pursuant to a green deal plan have or have not been made in respect of a particular building or buildings.

[F3 8.   Conducting research, carrying out statistical analysis or providing information in respect of the characteristics of buildings or building units.]]

Textual Amendments

F3 Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 8 inserted (19.12.2015) by The Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/386), regs. 1, 2(10)(b)

Textual Amendments

F3 Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 8 inserted (19.12.2015) by The Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/386), regs. 1, 2(10)(b)

[F4 PART 3 Interpretation

Textual Amendments

F4 Sch. 1 Pt. 3 substituted (19.12.2015) by The Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/386), regs. 1, 2(10)(c)

In this Schedule—

“post-16 education body” has the same meaning as in section 35(1) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005;

“energy efficiency improvements” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Energy Act 2011;

“London borough council” includes the Common Council of the City of London; and

“registered social landlord” means a body registered in the register maintained under section 20(1) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010.]