Amendment of the Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) Regulations 20122
1
The Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) Regulations 20124 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 11 (2) (statement of energy performance indicator)—
a
after “9th January 2013, the” insert “relevant person, or, where applicable, a person acting on behalf of the relevant person, must ensure that the”; and
b
for “must be” substitute “is”.
3
In regulation 18 (inspections of air-conditioning systems)—
a
in paragraph (1) for “the system is” substitute “accessible parts of the system are”; and
b
in paragraph (2) after “The first inspection of the” insert “accessible parts of the”.
4
In regulation 19 (reports)—
a
in paragraph (1) after “system” insert “under regulation 18”; and
b
in paragraph (2) for “possible improvements to” substitute “cost-effective improvement to the energy performance of”.
5
In regulation 28 (fees for entering data onto register)—
a
in paragraph (a) for “£1.30”, substitute “£1.27”; and
b
in paragraph (b) for “£9.73”, substitute “£11.66”.
6
In regulation 33 (fee for disclosure of bulk access data)—
a
in paragraph (1)(a)—
i
for “small” substitute “regular”; and
ii
for “one penny (1p)” substitute “two pence (2p)”.
b
omit paragraph (1)(b);
c
in paragraph (1)(c) for “ten pence (10p)” substitute “four pence (4p)”; and
d
in paragraph (2)—
i
for “small” substitute “regular”; and
ii
omit “, “medium data pack””.
7
In Schedule 2 (meanings of small, medium and large data packs)—
a
in the title for “small, medium” substitute “regular”;
b
in Part 1 (energy performance certificates)—
i
for sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 2 substitute—
a
a regular data pack means a set of data containing the following information concerning the property in question—
i
the address (including the postcode),
ii
the energy rating,
iii
the potential energy rating,
iv
the energy efficiency,
v
the potential energy efficiency,
vi
the property type,
vii
the inspection date,
viii
the local authority area,
ix
the constituency and county where it is located,
x
the date the data were entered onto the register,
xi
the transaction type,
xii
the current environment impact,
xiii
the potential environment impact,
xiv
the current energy consumption,
xv
the potential energy consumption,
xvi
the current CO2 emissions,
xvii
the current CO2 emissions per floor area,
xviii
the potential CO2 emissions,
xix
the current lighting cost,
xx
the potential lighting cost,
xxi
the current heating cost,
xxii
the potential heating cost,
xxiii
the current hot water cost,
xxiv
the potential hot water cost,
xxv
the total floor area,
xxvi
the energy tariff,
xxvii
whether the property is connected to the gas network,
xxviii
the floor level,
xxix
whether the property is on the top floor (for flats),
xxx
if the property is a flat not on the top floor the storey count for the property,
xxxi
the overall dimensions and size of the building,
xxxii
the type of heating controls,
xxiii
the proportion of windows which are multi-glazed,
xxiv
the types of glazing and the area glazed,
xxxv
the number of extensions to the property,
xxxvi
the number of habitable rooms,
xxxvii
the number of heated rooms,
xxxviii
the proportion of low energy light, and
xxxix
the number of open fireplaces; and
b
a large data pack means a set of data containing the data described in paragraph 2(a), together with any additional data entered onto the register pursuant to regulation 27 from which an energy performance certificate (or any information contained within such a certificate) may be produced in relation to the property.
ii
for sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 3 substitute—
a
a regular data pack means a set of data containing the following information concerning the property in question—
i
the address (including the postcode),
ii
the energy rating,
iii
the property type,
iv
the inspection date,
v
the local authority area,
vi
the constituency and county where it is located,
vii
the date the data were entered onto the register,
viii
the transaction type,
ix
the benchmark against other new build or existing properties as appropriate,
x
whether the property is a level 3, 4 or 5 building,
xi
the main heating fuel,
xii
the other fuel description,
xiii
whether the property is air-conditioned,
xiv
whether the property has specialised energy requirements,
xv
the energy from renewable sources (if any) used by the property,
xvi
the floor area, and
xvii
the current CO2 emissions per floor area; and
b
a large data pack means a set of data containing the data described in paragraph 3(a), together with any additional data entered onto the register pursuant to regulation 27 from which an energy performance certificate (or any information contained within such a certificate) may be produced in relation to the property.
c
in Part 2 (display energy certificates) for sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 4 substitute—
a
a regular data pack means a set of data containing the following information concerning the property in question—
i
the address (including the postcode),
ii
the energy rating,
iii
the proportion of CO2 emissions attributable to electricity used in the property,
iv
the proportion of CO2 emissions from energy used to heat the property,
v
the proportion of CO2 emissions from energy from renewable sources (if any) used in the property,
vi
the property type,
vii
the inspection date,
viii
the local authority area,
ix
the constituency and county where it is located,
x
the date the data were entered onto the register,
xi
the benchmark against other new build or existing properties as appropriate,
xii
whether the property is a level 3, 4 or 5 building,
xiii
the main heating fuel,
xiv
the other fuel description,
xv
whether the building is air-conditioned,
xvi
whether the building has specialised energy requirements,
xvii
the energy from renewable sources (if any) used in the property,
xviii
the floor area, and
xix
the building level; and
b
a large data pack means a set of data containing the data described in paragraph 4(a) together with any additional data entered onto the register pursuant to regulation 27 from which a display energy certificate (or any information contained within such a certificate) may be produced in relation to the property in question.
d
in Part 3 (air-conditioning inspection reports) for sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 5 substitute—
a
a regular data pack means a set of data containing the following information concerning the property in question—
i
the address (including the postcode),
ii
the property type,
iii
the inspection date,
iv
the local authority area,
v
the constituency and county where it is located,
vi
the date the data were entered onto the register; and
b
a large data pack means a set of data containing the data described in paragraph 5(a) together with any additional data entered onto the register pursuant to regulation 27 from which a inspection report (or any information contained within such a certificate) may be produced in relation to the property in question.