Introductory Text
PART 1
1.Citation, application, extent and commencement
2.Interpretation
3.Meaning of “prospective buyer or tenant”
PART 2 Duties relating to energy performance certificates
4.Application of Part 2
5.Energy performance certificates on sale and rent
5A.Energy performance certificates on marketing
6.Providing energy information with particulars
7.Buildings to be demolished
8.Amendments relating to energy performance certificates on construction
9.Construction of Crown and statutory undertakers’ buildings
10.Recommendation reports
11.Energy performance certificates
12.Production of copies of energy performance certificates
13.Electronic production of energy performance certificates
14.Purposes for which certificates and recommendation reports may be disclosed
PART 3
15.Interpretation of Part 3
16.Duties relating to display energy certificates and advisory reports
17.Display energy certificates
18.Changes in occupier etc
19.Advisory reports
PART 4
20.Application and interpretation of Part 4
21.Inspections of air-conditioning systems
22.Reports
23.Keeping of records etc
24.Changes of relevant person
PART 5
25.Accreditation schemes
26.Related party disclosures
27.Duty of care
28.Right to copy documents
29.Meaning of energy assessment
PART 6 Register of certificates, recommendation reports and advisory reports
30.Interpretation of Part 6
31.Registration of certificates etc
32.Fees for entering data onto register
33.Disclosure of data: general
34.Disclosure of general access data
34A.Disclosures whether an energy performance certificate for a building other than a dwelling has been entered on the register
35.Disclosure of bulk access data
35A.Disclosures to energy assessors in relation to dwellings
35B.Disclosures to the Energy Saving Trust Limited
36.Disclosure of general access and bulk access data
36A.Disclosures to approved inspectors
37.Fee for disclosure of bulk access data
PART 7
38.Enforcement authorities
39.Power to require production of documents
40.Penalty charge notices
41.Penalties under Housing Act 2004
42.Defence where energy performance certificate unobtainable
43.Penalty amount
44.Reviews
45.Appeal to the county court
46.Recovery of penalty charges
47.Service of documents
48.Offences relating to enforcement officers
PART 8 Miscellaneous
49.Application to the Crown
50.Duty to cooperate
51.Transitional arrangements – property on market at commencement
Signature
SCHEDULE 1
Commencement
SCHEDULE 2
PART 1
1.The purposes are
2.Conducting research into, or developing or analysing policy (or policy...
3.Conducting research into the effectiveness or impact of energy efficiency...
4.Identifying geographic areas where the energy efficiency of buildings is...
5.Promoting and marketing energy efficiency improvements that may be made...
6.Identifying and analysing the impact of carbon emissions on the...
7.Determining whether energy efficiency improvements that may be made pursuant...
PART 2
1.The conditions are
2.The authorised recipient must not— (a) disclose any personal data...
3.The authorised recipient must not make contact with any person...
4.The authorised recipient must not make further contact with a...
5.If the authorised recipient has on three separate occasions made...
6.The authorised recipient must, as soon as reasonably practicable (and...
7.The authorised recipient must ensure that its officers and employees...
SCHEDULE 3
PART 1
1.For data from which an Energy Performance Certificate for a...
2.For data from which an Energy Performance Certificate for a...
PART 2
3.For data from which a Display Energy Certificate may be...
PART 3
4.For data from which an inspection report may be produced:...
Explanatory Note