35.—(1) In this Part—
“building” means the building as a whole or parts of it that have been designed or altered to be used separately;
[F1“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; ]
“energy assessor” means an individual who is a member of an accreditation scheme approved by the Secretary of State in accordance with regulation 30; F2...
[F3“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.]
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(2) In this Part a reference to “energy assessment” includes a reference to—
(a)the preparation and issuing of energy performance certificates;
(b)the preparation and issuing of recommendation reports; and
(c)the carrying out of any inspections undertaken for the purposes of preparing energy performance certificates or recommendation reports.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 35(1) inserted (E., but only in relation to educational buildings and buildings of statutory undertakers in W., Crown buildings in W., building work carried out or proposed to be carried out by Crown authorities in W., and excepted energy buildings in W.) (9.1.2013) by The Building Regulations &c. (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3119), reg. 23(a), Sch. 1 (with reg. 1(3)(4), 45-47)
F2Word in reg. 35(1) omitted (E., but only in relation to educational buildings and buildings of statutory undertakers in W., Crown buildings in W., building work carried out or proposed to be carried out by Crown authorities in W., and excepted energy buildings in W.) (9.1.2013) by virtue of The Building Regulations &c. (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3119), reg. 23(b)(i), Sch. 1 (with reg. 1(3)(4), 45-47)
F3Words in reg. 35(1) inserted (E., but only in relation to educational buildings and buildings of statutory undertakers in W., Crown buildings in W., building work carried out or proposed to be carried out by Crown authorities in W., and excepted energy buildings in W.) (9.1.2013) by The Building Regulations &c. (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3119), reg. 23(b)(ii), Sch. 1 (with reg. 1(3)(4), 45-47)
F4Words in reg. 35(1) omitted (E., but only in relation to educational buildings and buildings of statutory undertakers in W., Crown buildings in W., building work carried out or proposed to be carried out by Crown authorities in W., and excepted energy buildings in W.) (9.1.2013) by virtue of The Building Regulations &c. (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3119), reg. 23(c), Sch. 1 (with reg. 1(3)(4), 45-47)