The Building Regulations &c. (Amendment) Regulations 2012

Interpretation of Part 6 U.K.

23.  In regulation 35(1)—

(a) after the definition of “building” insert—

““building envelope” in relation to a building means the walls, floor, roof, windows, doors, roof windows and roof-lights;

“Crown authority” means the Crown Estate Commissioners, a Minister of the Crown, a government department, any other person or body whose functions are performed on behalf of the Crown (not being a person whose functions are performed on behalf of Her Majesty in her private capacity), or a person acting in right of the Duchy of Lancaster or the Duchy of Cornwall;

“Crown interest” means an interest belonging to Her Majesty in right of the Crown, or belonging to a Government Department, or held in trust for Her Majesty for the purposes of a government department;

“Crown building” means a building in which there is a Crown interest or a Duchy interest;

“Duchy interest” means an interest belonging to her Majesty in right of the Duchy of Lancaster, or belonging to the Duchy of Cornwall;”M1 ;

(b) after the definition of “energy assessor”—

(i) omit “and”; and

(ii) insert—

““major renovation” means the renovation of a building where more than 25% of the surface area of the building envelope undergoes renovation; and

“nearly zero-energy building” means a building that has a very high energy performance, as determined in accordance with a methodology approved under regulation 24, where the nearly zero or very low amount of energy required should be covered to a very significant extent by energy from renewable sources, including energy from renewable sources produced on-site or nearby.”; and

(c) omit the definition of “recommendation report”.

Marginal Citations

M1 This and the preceding three definitions are derived from section 44 of the Buildings Act 1984, which is yet to be appointed.