The Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

Amendment of regulation 27

15.  In regulation 27 (registration of certificates etc)—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) at the beginning insert “Subject to paragraph (6),”,

(ii) omit “and” at the end of subparagraph (b),

(iii) and after subparagraph (c) add—

“; and

(d) recommendation reports”;

(b) after paragraph (4A) insert—

“(4B) An energy assessor who issues a recommendation report (whether as part of an energy performance certificate under regulation 9(1)(d) or as a separate document) must ensure that the data that is required to be included in the report by regulation 4(2) (recommendation reports) is entered onto the relevant register before the assessor gives the report to the person who requested that it be issued.”; and

(c) after paragraph (5) add—

“(6) This regulation does not apply to—

(a) an energy performance certificate issued under regulation 9A (energy performance certificates in respect of excluded buildings);

(b) a display energy certificate issued under regulation 15A (display energy certificates in respect of excluded buildings);

(c) an inspection report issued under regulation 19A (inspection reports in respect of excluded buildings); or

(d) a recommendation report to which paragraph (7) applies.

(7) This paragraph applies to a recommendation report which—

(a) is included in an energy performance certificate issued under regulation 9A (energy performance certificates in respect of excluded buildings);

(b) is issued in relation to a building together with a display energy certificate issued in relation to that building under regulation 15A (display energy certificates in respect of excluded buildings).”.