The Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

Inspection of air-conditioning systems

15.—(1) It is the duty of the relevant person in relation to an air-conditioning system to which this Part applies to ensure the system is inspected by an energy assessor at regular intervals not exceeding 5 years.

(2) The first inspection of an air-conditioning system shall take place before the relevant date.

(3) In this regulation “the relevant date” is—

(a)where the system is first put into service after 30th December 2008, the expiry of a period of 5 years beginning with the date on which the system was first put into service; and

(b)where paragraph (a) does not apply—

(i)in the case of a system with an effective rated output of more than 250 kW, 4th January 2010; or

(ii)in the case of a system with an effective rated output of not more than 250 kW, 4th January 2011.