This page provides links to the full text of key pieces of energy environmental legislation that may affect your business in Northern Ireland. The websites hosting the legislation may list amendments separately.
Energy legislation for Northern Ireland requires suppliers of energy-using products to provide information on their energy consumption and for dealers to display details with the products. Regulations on the EU Eco-Label Award Scheme and Ecodesign concept are also included.
If you are setting up an environmental management system (EMS) for your business, you can use this list to start compiling your legal register. Your legal adviser or environmental consultant will be able to tell you if other environmental legislation applies to your specific business.
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Introduces a scheme for 100% first-year allowances to encourage businesses to invest in energy-saving plant and machinery.
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Establishes for the UK a new energy efficiency scheme designed to reduce carbon emissions through improving energy efficiency in public and private sector organisations that consume large amounts of electricity, gas and other fuels.
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Puts in place a framework for minimum energy efficiency standards for energy-using products. Adds civil sanctions as an enforcement mechanism. Introduces powers to require manufacturers to pay for cost of testing products if shown that they don't comply.
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Guidance on Eco-design for Energy-using Products Regulations
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Allows the Department of Economic Development to promote efficient energy use in industry, and the Department of the Environment to promote efficient energy use in residential accommodation and by public bodies.
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Specifies energy efficiency standards (electricity consumption) for new household electric refrigerators freezers and their combinations.
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Applies to energy-related products which have a significant impact on energy consumption. Requires information to be provided to customers. Includes powers of enforcement to improve the environmental performance of products.
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Requires building owners to produce an energy performance certificate for buyers or tenants and to inspect air conditioning systems regularly. Also requires public buildings to clearly display an energy performance certificate within the building.
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Amends 2008/170 to change the enforcing authority from the Department of Finance and Personnel(DFP) to District Councils.
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Sets out a scheme to award an ‘eco-label’ to manufacturers who want to inform consumers about what they are doing to reduce the environmental impact of their products.
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EU Regulation on Eco-design requirements for lamps 347/2010 (Adobe PDF - 892KB)
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Requires tyre suppliers to ensure that the tyres they deliver to distributors and end users are labelled with their fuel efficiency and noise levels from 1 November 2012.
