PART 2Duties relating to Energy Performance Certificates

Application of Part 25

1

This Part does not apply to—

a

buildings officially protected as part of a designated environment or because of their special architectural or historical merit, in so far as compliance with certain minimum energy performance requirements would unacceptably alter their character or appearance;

b

buildings used as places of worship and for religious activities;

c

temporary buildings with a time of use of two years or less;

d

industrial sites, workshops and non-residential agricultural buildings with low energy demand;

e

non-residential agricultural buildings which are in use by a sector covered by a national sectoral agreement on energy performance;

f

residential buildings which are used or intended to be used—

i

for less than four months of the year, or

ii

for a limited annual time of use and with an expected energy consumption of less than 25% of what would be the result of all-year use; and

g

stand-alone buildings with a total useful floor area of less than 50m².

2

Nothing in this Part requires an energy performance certificate to be given or made available to a prospective buyer or tenant at any time before the construction of the building has been completed.