Part 1Energy efficiency

CHAPTER 5Information about energy consumption, efficiency and tariffs

Energy performance certificates

74Access to register of energy performance certificates etc: England and Wales

1

The Secretary of State may make regulations for the purpose of authorising the person keeping a register to disclose, in accordance with the provision made in the regulations, the documents or data entered onto the register.

2

The power under subsection (1) may be exercised, in particular, to make provision—

a

excluding a document or data, or a specified part of a document or data, from disclosure where the document or data relates to a specified description of buildings;

b

excluding a document or data, or a specified part of a document or data, from disclosure to a specified description of persons;

c

restricting the number of disclosures made to a specified description of persons;

d

for a disclosure made to a specified description of persons to be subject to specified conditions;

e

as to the sanctions for non-compliance with any condition specified by virtue of paragraph (d) (including sanctions preventing or restricting future disclosures);

f

in consequence of any provision which is made by virtue of paragraphs (a) to (e).

3

In subsection (1) “a register” means a register maintained under Part 6 of the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/991).

4

In subsection (2) “specified” means specified in the regulations made under this section.

5

Regulations under this section may make different provision for different cases or circumstances or for different purposes.

6

Regulations under this section are subject to the negative procedure.

7

For the purposes of this section a reference to the disclosure of a document or data includes a reference to disclosure of information derived from the document or data.