Energy Legislation

• Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2006 SSI 534

  Replaces the six schedules up to 2004/406 that set out functional standards for buildings. Requires building owners to inspect air conditioning systems regularly and give advice to building occupants on reducing their energy consumption.

• Capital Allowances (Energy-saving Plant and Machinery) Order 2001 SI 2541

• CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme Order 2010 SI 768

  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.

• CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (Amendment) Order 2011 SI 234

• Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products Regulations 2010 SI 2617

  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.

• Guidance on Ecodesign for Energy-Using Products Regulations

• Energy Efficiency (Refrigerators and Freezers) Regulations 1997 SI 1941

  Specifies energy efficiency standards (electricity consumption) for new household electric refrigerators freezers and their combinations.

• Energy Information Regulations 2011 SI 1524

  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.

• Energy Information (Dishwashers) Regulations 1999 SI 1676

• Energy Information (Refrigerators and Freezers) Regulations 1994 SI 3076

• Energy Information (Washing Machines) Regulations 1996 SI 600

• Energy Information (Washing Machines) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 SI 803

• Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2008 SSI 309

  Requires building owners to produce an energy performance certificate for buyers or tenants and sets out the requirements for the certificate  Also requires public buildings to clearly display an energy performance certificate within the building.

• Environmental Impact Assessment (Scotland) Regulations 1999 SSI 1

• Environmental Impact Assessment (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002 SSI 324

• EU Regulation on a Revised Community Eco-Label Award Scheme 1980/2000

• EU Regulation on ecodesign requirements for fluorescent and high intensity discharge lamps, and for ballasts and luminaires 245/2009 (Adobe PDF - 209KB)

• EU Regulation on Eco-design requirements for lamps 347/2010 (Adobe PDF - 892KB)

  Amends 245/2009 by introducing new definitions and technical information, including efficacy values for fluorescent lamps.

• EU Regulation on ecodesign requirements for non-directional household lamps 244/2009 (Adobe PDF - 94KB)

• EU Regulation 1222/2009 on the labelling of tyres with respect to fuel efficiency and other essential parameters

  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.

• Non-Domestic Rates (Renewable Energy Generation Relief) (Scotland) Regulations 2010 SSI 44

  From the start of financial year 2010-2011, reduces on a sliding scale (from 100% to 2.5%) the amount payable as non-domestic rates for business premises in Scotland used solely for the generation of renewable heat or power (or both).