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.