The technical provisions in articles 3 to 6 of EU Directive 2002/91/EC, the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, were implemented through an amendment of the Building Regulations and a copy of the final regulatory impact assessment associated with this amendment was placed in the Libraries of both Houses of Parliament in May 2006.
There is a three-year derogation period within the directive to apply fully the procedural provisions in articles 7 to 10. We intend to publish details of the proposed implementation and a regulatory impact assessment in due course.
The formal ODPM consultation “Proposals for amending Part L of the Building Regulations and implementing the EPBD” was published in July 2004. The written statement to the House of Commons on 14 June, announced a further consultation on widening the application of the display requirements in article 7(3) to all public and private sector buildings. Since then my Department has continued to liaise with key stakeholders to finalise details of implementation.