PART 2Duties relating to Energy Performance Certificates
Energy performance certificates9
1
An energy performance certificate entered on the register on or after 9th January 2013 must—
a
express the asset rating of the building in a way approved by the Secretary of State under regulation 24 of the Building Regulations 201019;
b
include a reference value such as a current legal standard or benchmark;
c
be issued by an energy assessor who is accredited to produce energy performance certificates for the category of building to which the certificate relates;
d
include a recommendation report20 unless there is no reasonable potential for energy performance improvements compared to the energy performance requirements in force;
e
include the following information—
i
the reference number under which the set of data from which the certificate may be produced has been entered onto the register in accordance with regulation 27;
ii
the address of the building;
iii
an estimate of the total useful floor area of the building; and
iv
the date on which it was issued; and
f
be valid in accordance with paragraph (2).
2
An energy performance certificate is only valid for the purposes of this Part if—
a
it was entered on the register no more than 10 years before the date on which it is made available; and
b
no other energy performance certificate for the building has since been entered on the register.
3
An energy performance certificate must not contain any information or data (except for the address of the building) from which a living individual (other than the energy assessor or his employer) can be identified.
4
Certification for building units on or after 9th January 2013 may be based—
a
for a non-residential building, on a common certification of the whole building for blocks with a common heating system; or
b
on the assessment of another representative apartment or unit in the same block..
5
Certification on or after 9th January 2013 for a building which consists of a single dwelling may be based on the assessment of another representative building of similar design and size with a similar actual energy performance quality if such correspondence is guaranteed by the energy assessor issuing the energy performance certificate.