European Communities Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 and shall come into operation on 1st December 2016. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 . Amendment of the principal Regulations 3 The principal Regulations shall be amended as provided in regulations 4 to 8. Amendment of Part 1 (Introductory) 4 In regulation 2(1) (Interpretation)— a for the definition of “asset rating” substitute— “asset rating” means an energy performance indicator determined from the amount of energy estimated to meet the different needs associated with a standardised use of a building, calculated and expressed in accordance with the national calculation methodology; ; b after the definition of “energy assessor” insert— “energy performance” in relation to a building means the calculated or measured amount of energy needed to meet the energy demand associated with a typical use of the building, which includes, inter alia, energy used for heating, cooling, ventilation, hot water and lighting; ; c after the definition of “major renovation” insert— “national calculation methodology” means— for the calculation and expression of asset ratings— in relation to dwellings at construction completion; the Government’s Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) for Energy Rating of Dwellings; in relation to dwellings on sale or rent; the Government’s Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) or Reduced Data SAP (RdSAP) for Energy Rating of Dwellings; and in relation to a building other than a dwelling; the Simplified Building Energy Model (SBEM); or a Dynamic Simulation Model (DSM); and for the calculation and expression of operational ratings; the Government methodology for the production of Operational Ratings, Display Energy Certificates and Advisory Reports, that is implemented with Government approved software; ; and d for the definition of “operational rating” substitute— “operational rating” means an energy performance indicator determined from the amount of energy consumed during the occupation of a building over a period of 12 months (unless regulation 13(3) applies), ending not earlier than 3 months before the nominated date, and calculated and expressed in accordance with the national calculation methodology; . Amendment of Part 2 (Duties to produce energy performance certificates) 5 1 In regulation 5A (Energy performance indicator on marketing) in paragraph (3) after “Department” insert— to provide an indication of the energy efficiency of a building or building unit, calculated using the national calculation methodology and expressed on a scale of A+ to G (or A to G in the case of a building that is a dwelling), with G representing the least energy efficient rating . 2 In regulation 8(1) (Energy performance certificates)— a in sub-paragraph (b) for “state” substitute “show”; and b in sub-paragraph (c) for “and benchmarks” substitute “or other benchmarks in order to make it possible to compare and assess the energy performance of the building”. Amendment of Part 3 (Display energy certificates) 6 In regulation 12 (Display energy certificates)— a in sub-paragraph (b) for “express” substitute “show”; b in sub-paragraph (c) for “expressed” substitute “shown”; and c in sub-paragraph (d) for “and benchmarks” substitute “or other benchmarks in order to make it possible to compare and assess the energy performance of the building”. Amendment of Part 4 (Inspection of air conditioning systems) 7 1 In regulation 15 (Inspection of air conditioning systems)— a in paragraph (1) for “the system is” substitute “that accessible parts of the system are”; and b in paragraph (2) after “The first inspection of” insert “the accessible parts of”. 2 In regulation 16 (Inspection reports)— a in paragraph (1) after “system” insert “under regulation 15,”; b in paragraph (2) for “possible improvements to” substitute “cost-effective improvement to the energy performance of”; and c in paragraph (3)(aa) for “certificate” substitute “inspection report”. Amendment of Part 5 (Energy assessors) 8 In regulation 19(3) (Accreditation schemes)— a for sub-paragraph (c) substitute— c for requiring members of the scheme to prepare— i energy performance certificates and recommendation reports; ii display energy certificates and advisory reports; and iii inspection reports, using the standard format for each type of document as approved by the Department. ; and b in sub-paragraph (g) after “recommendation reports,” insert “inspection reports,”. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance on 9th November 2016 Desi McDonnell A senior officer of the Department of Finance