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					<dc:description>These Regulations introduce measures to improve the energy efficiency of certain private rented property in England and Wales.</dc:description>
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				</ukm:Metadata><Secondary><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/962/body" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/962/body" NumberOfProvisions="45" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2026-05-01"><Part DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/962/part/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/962/part/3" NumberOfProvisions="27" id="part-3" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2024-11-16"><Number>PART 3</Number><Title id="p00610">Minimum level of energy efficiency</Title><Chapter DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/962/part/3/chapter/6" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/962/part/3/chapter/6" NumberOfProvisions="5" RestrictStartDate="2024-11-16" id="part-3-chapter-6" RestrictExtent="E+W"><Number>CHAPTER 6</Number><Title id="p01026">Penalties – domestic and non-domestic PR property</Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2017-10-01" RestrictExtent="E+W"><Title>Publication penalty</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/962/regulation/39" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/962/regulation/39" id="regulation-39"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-15173785aeecbca1bf58ecaa80b60b3a"/><CommentaryRef Ref="key-d446309c059d410306bda059d8e107b9"/>39</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/962/regulation/39/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/962/regulation/39/1" id="regulation-39-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In this Chapter, the “publication penalty” means publication on the PRS Exemptions Register of such of the following information in relation to a penalty notice as the enforcement authority decides—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/962/regulation/39/1/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/962/regulation/39/1/a" id="regulation-39-1-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>where L is not an individual, L’s name,</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/962/regulation/39/1/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/962/regulation/39/1/b" id="regulation-39-1-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>details of the breach of these Regulations in respect of which the penalty notice has been issued,</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/962/regulation/39/1/c" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/962/regulation/39/1/c" id="regulation-39-1-c"><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the address of the property in relation to which the breach has occurred, and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/962/regulation/39/1/d" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/962/regulation/39/1/d" id="regulation-39-1-d"><Pnumber>d</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the amount of any financial penalty imposed.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/962/regulation/39/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/962/regulation/39/2" id="regulation-39-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The information in paragraph (1) must be published for a minimum period of 12 months, and may be published for such longer period as the enforcement authority may decide.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/962/regulation/39/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/962/regulation/39/3" id="regulation-39-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>A publication penalty does not take effect until—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/962/regulation/39/3/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/962/regulation/39/3/a" id="regulation-39-3-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the period specified for requesting a review under regulation 38(2)(h)(ii) has expired or, where a review has been requested, the enforcement authority has not served notice of its decision under regulation 42(2)(c), and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/962/regulation/39/3/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/962/regulation/39/3/b" id="regulation-39-3-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the period specified for any appeal against the penalty notice has expired or, where an appeal is made, until the appeal has been determined.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Chapter></Part></Body></Secondary><Commentaries><Commentary Type="I" id="key-15173785aeecbca1bf58ecaa80b60b3a"><Para><Text>Reg. 39  in force at 1.4.2017 for specified purposes, see <CitationSubRef id="ccd8e420251211125126036Z" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/962/regulation/1/3/a" SectionRef="regulation-1-3-a" Operative="true">reg. 1(3)(a)</CitationSubRef> (as inserted by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/660" id="d10e7" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2016" Number="660">S.I. 2016/660</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="d10e7" id="ccd8e1020251211125126036Z" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/660/regulation/3/b" Operative="false" SectionRef="regulation-3-b">reg. 3(b)</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-d446309c059d410306bda059d8e107b9" Type="I"><Para><Text>Reg. 39 in force at 1.10.2017 in so far as not already in force, see <CitationSubRef id="c0tb9kvn6-00042" SectionRef="regulation-1-3-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/962/regulation/1/3/b" Operative="true">reg. 1(3)(b)</CitationSubRef> (as inserted by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/660" id="c0tb9kvn6-00058" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2016" Number="660">S.I. 2016/660</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c0tb9kvn6-00058" id="c0tb9kvn6-00060" SectionRef="regulation-3-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/660/regulation/3/b" Operative="false">reg. 3(b)</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>