The Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 and shall come into operation on 25th February 2014.

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations “the Principal Regulations” means the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008(1).

Amendments to Regulation 2 (Interpretation) of the Principal Regulations

3.—(1) Regulation 2(1) of the Principal Regulations is amended as follows—

(a) after the definition of “building” insert—

““building element” means a technical building system or a controlled fitting or a thermal element of the building envelope;”;

(b) after the definition of “commercial media” insert—

““controlled fitting” includes windows, doors, roof windows or roof lights;”;

(c) for the definition of “recommendation report” substitute—

““recommendation report” means a report included in the energy performance certificate and includes the measures set out in regulation 7;”; and

(d) after the definition of “technical building system” for “and” substitute “;

“thermal element” has the same meaning as in regulation 38 of the Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012; and”(2).

(2) In regulation 2(2) for “Directive 2002/91/EC” substitute “Directive 2010/31/EU”.(3).

Recommendation reports

4.  After regulation 6 of the Principal Regulations insert—

“Recommendation reports

7.— (1) A recommendation report shall include recommendations for the cost-effective improvement of the energy performance of the building, to include—

(a) measures that could be carried out in connection with a major renovation of the building envelope or technical building systems; and

(b) measures for individual building elements that could be carried out independent of a major renovation of the building envelope or technical building systems.

(2) Any cost-effective measure which the energy assessor recommends must be technically feasible for the building to which the recommendation report relates.”.

Amendment to Regulation 8A (Display of energy performance certificates) of the Principal Regulations

5.—(1) In regulation 8A(1) for “18^th February 2013” substitute “25th February 2014”.

(2) In regulation 8A(2) for “regulation 5” substitute “regulation 5 or 6”.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 24th February 2014.

Seamus McCrystal

A senior officer of the

Department of Finance and Personnel