Northern Ireland Statutory Rule SI 2008 Northern Ireland

The Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

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Enforced by
Local Authority
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 2 of 16 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 1 carries different penalties and 13 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Operator5 Responsible Person3 Occupier3 Any Person2 Trader1

Plus 2 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Operator — also bound by 803 other Acts
Responsible Person — also bound by 115 other Acts
MH(CT)(S)A 2003 30 duties
Occupier — also bound by 246 other Acts
Highways Act 1980 23 duties
Any Person — also bound by 2684 other Acts
Trader — also bound by 864 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 244 duties
Companies Act 1985 85 duties

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.007 Recommendation reports Regulated
  • Ensure energy recommendation reports include specific cost-effective measuresOperator
s.010 Purposes for which certificates and recommendation reports may be disclosed Prosecution
  • Unauthorised disclosure of energy performance informationAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.011 Duties relating to display energy certificates and advisory reports Regulated
  • Display energy certificates and keep advisory reports for public buildingsOccupier
s.012 Display energy certificates Regulated
  • Ensure Display Energy Certificates meet statutory requirementsOccupier
s.016 Inspection reports Regulated
  • Provide air-conditioning inspection reports to building ownersOperator
s.017 Keeping of records etc. Regulated
  • Keep and transfer air-conditioning inspection reportsResponsible Person
s.018 Changes of relevant person Regulated
  • Inspect air-conditioning if a new owner/operator doesn't receive a reportResponsible Person
s.019 Accreditation schemes Regulated
  • Energy assessors must join an approved accreditation schemeOperator
s.020 Related party disclosures Regulated
  • Disclose any personal or business conflicts in energy certificatesOperator
s.025 Registration of certificates etc. Regulated
  • Register energy certificates and data before issuing to clientsOperator
s.031 Enforcement authorities Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • District councils and the Department must enforce energy regulationsLocal authority
s.036 Reviews Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Enforcement authority must review penalty charge notices upon requestLocal authority
s.040 Offences relating to enforcement officers Prosecution
  • Obstructing an energy performance enforcement officerAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.042 Duty to cooperate Regulated
  • Cooperate with energy assessments and provide energy dataTrader
s.display of energy performance certificates Display of energy performance certificates Regulated
  • Display Energy Performance Certificates in public buildingsOccupier
s.energy performance indicator on marketing Energy performance indicator on marketing Regulated
  • Include energy performance ratings in property advertisementsResponsible Person
32 other provisions
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Prospective buyer or tenant
s.004 Application of Part 2
s.005 Energy performance certificates on sale and rent
s.006 Energy performance certificates on construction
s.008 Energy performance certificates
s.009 Production of copies of energy performance certificates
s.013 First occupier or change of occupier
s.014 Application of Part 4
s.015 Inspection of air-conditioning systems
s.021 Duty of care
s.022 Right to copy documents
s.023 Meaning of energy assessment
s.024 Interpretation of Part 6
s.026 Disclosures generally
s.027 Disclosures with reference number
s.028 Disclosures to approved accreditation schemes
s.029 Disclosures to enforcement authorities
s.030 Disclosures to the Department
s.032 Power to require production of documents
s.033 Penalty charge notices
s.034 Defence where an energy performance certificate is unobtainable
s.035 Penalty amount
s.037 Appeals to the county court
s.038 Recovery of penalty charges
s.039 Service of documents
s.041 Application to the Crown
s.043 Amendments to the Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000
s.commencement Commencement
s.disclosures with address Disclosures with address
s.fees for entering data onto the register Fees for entering data onto the register

Help complying

Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.

1 more guide that reference this instrument
Get an energy performance certificate for a building in Northern Ireland

Connected legislation

The wider family of instruments made under the same parent Act.

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