LegalizeThe Rate Relief (Low-Carbon Homes Scheme) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010
Made: 8th March 2010
Coming into operation: 1st April 2010
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PART 1 — Introductory
Citation and commencement
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Interpretation
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Excluded dwelling-houses
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PART 2 — Rate Relief
Rate relief
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Low-carbon home
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Zero-carbon home
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Certification
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Application
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PART 3 — Decisions, Reviews and Appeals
Decision and review by the Department
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Appeals to and from the Valuation Tribunal
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SCHEDULE — Aspects of Energy Efficiency
| Column 1 – Aspects of energy efficiency | Column 2 – Evidence |
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| Dwelling CO₂ emission rate (“DER”) | The DER of the dwelling-house over the course of a year calculated in accordance with the approved methodology must be no more than 56% of the TER calculated in accordance with the approved methodology. |
| Space Heating Requirement (“SHR”) | The SHR of the dwelling-house over the course of a year calculated in accordance with the approved methodology must be no more than 23 kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²/year). |
| Column 1 – Aspects of energy efficiency | Column 2 – Evidence |
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| Heat loss parameter (“HLP”) | The HLP of the dwelling-house calculated in accordance with the approved methodology must be no more than 0.8 Watts per square metre Kelvin (W/m²K). |
| Dwelling CO₂ emission rate (“DER”) | The DER of the dwelling-house over the course of a year calculated in accordance with the approved methodology must be no more than zero kilograms per square metre (kg/ m²/year). |
| Net CO₂ emissions | The net CO₂ emissions from the dwelling-house over the course of a year calculated in accordance with the approved methodology must be no more than zero kilograms per square metre (kg/ m²/year). |
Signed
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 8th March 2010
Brian McClure — A senior officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel
Explanatory note
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Footnotes
[^f00001]: S.I. 1977/2157 (N.I. 28); Article 30C was inserted by section 2 of the Rates (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (2009 c. 8 (N.I.))
[^f00002]: S.R. 2000 No. 389 as amended by S.R. 2005 No. 295, S.R. 2006 No. 355, S.R. 2006 No. 440 and S.R. 2008 No. 170
[^f00003]: S.R. 2008 No. 170 as amended by S.R. 2008 No. 241 and S.R. 2009 No. 369
[^f00004]: S.I. 1992/1725 (N.I. 15)
[^f00005]: 1975 c.26
Editorial notes
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