Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 and shall come into operation on 3rd December 2009.
Interpretation
2. In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008(1).
Amendment of the principal Regulations
3. The principal Regulations are amended as follows—
(a)in regulation 2(1) (Interpretation), after the definition “asset rating” there shall be inserted—
““authorised officer” means any person who is authorised by an enforcement authority in writing, either generally or specifically, to act in matters arising out of these Regulations;”.
(b)for regulation 31(1) (Enforcement authorities) there shall be substituted—
“31.—(1) The enforcement authority for the purposes of these Regulations shall be—
(a)except in relation to duties under these Regulations enforceable against a district council, a district council within its district;
(b)in relation to duties under these Regulations enforceable against a district council, the Department.”.
(c)Regulation 31(3) shall be deleted.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 12th November 2009
Philip Irwin
A senior officer of the
Department