1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 6th April 2018.
2. The Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) Regulations 2012(1) are amended in accordance with the following regulations.
3. In paragraph 1 of regulation 2 (interpretation), omit the definition of “personal data”.
4. In regulation 28 (fees for entering data onto register)—
(a)in paragraph (a), for “£1.82” substitute “£1.86”; and
(b)in paragraph (b), for “£10.12” substitute “£9.84”.
5. In paragraph (2) of regulation 32 (disclosure by keeper of register)—
(a)for “A person keeping a register on the Secretary of State’s behalf” substitute “The keeper of the register”; and
(b)after “may disclose general access data or bulk access data to the Secretary of State” insert “, or to a person acting on behalf of the Secretary of State,”.
6. In Schedule B1 (specified data items for online publication)—
(a)in paragraph 2, at the end, before the full stop, insert—
“,
(qqqqq)the accreditation scheme that lodged the data items specified in this paragraph”;
(b)in paragraph 3, at the end, before the full stop, insert—
“,
(bb)the accreditation scheme that lodged the data items specified in this paragraph”; and
(c)in paragraph 4, at the end, before the full stop, insert—
“,
(gg)assessment end date,
(hh)occupancy level,
(ii)the accreditation scheme that lodged the data items specified in this paragraph”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Dominic Raab
Minister of State
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
13th March 2018