PART 2 Amendments to the 2010 Regulations

5 Amendments to regulation 29
1 Regulation 29 (energy performance certificates) is amended as follows.
Regulation 29 was amended by S.I. 2012/809, regulation 11(1) and S.I. 2012/3119, regulation 18.
2 In paragraph (4), after sub-paragraph (d) insert—

“(e) where it relates to a building which is a green deal property, include the information specified in Schedule 4A in connection with each green deal plan that has been entered into in respect of that green deal property and for which payments are still to be made under that plan.”

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3 After paragraph (9) insert—

“9A An energy performance certificate is only valid for the purposes of complying with the green deal disclosure obligations if it was—
(a) issued by an energy assessor; or
(b) produced under regulation 30 of the Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) Regulations 2012 pursuant to a request for the disclosure of general access data relating to a green deal property,
S.I. 2012/3118.
no more than twelve months before the date on which the energy performance certificate is provided in connection with those obligations.”

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4 After paragraph (10) insert—

“11 An energy performance certificate must not contain any information relating to a green deal plan for which the payment period has finished.
12 In this regulation, “green deal plan” has the meaning given in section 1 of the Energy Act 2011.”

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