S.L. 623.1 Art. 23Alteration, cancellation or addition to an EPC and related advisory report / Alteration cancellation or addition to an inspection report for heating or air- conditioning systems.

(1) (a) After an EPC has been registered in the EPC

register in accordance with sub-regulation (3a) of regulation 29, no person shall either in writing, drawing or in any other manner alter, cancel, or add anything to the registered EPC, or to any related advisory report, or to a printed copy of a registered EPC, or to any related advisory report or entry made therein.

(aa) A separate new EPC and, or related advisory report shall be registered in the EPC register in accordance with sub-regulation (3a)

of regulation 29 to cater for amendments to an already registered EPC

and, or a related advisory report. This may be done by the same or a different assessor, as the case may be. Upon registration of the amending EPC and, or related advisory report, the previously registered EPC, and or related advisory report shall cease to be valid.

(b) No person shall produce:

(i) a printed copy of any EPC and related advisory report for any building or installation, which copy has been altered or added contrary to paragraph (a), or upon which the figures have become illegible or the colour has become altered by fading or otherwise; or

(ii) an EPC and related advisory report save for those provided in relation to the particular building for which it was issued; or

(iii) an EPC and related advisory report which has become void or the validity of which has expired; or

(iv) any imitation of a registered EPC and related advisory report.

(c) The Building and Construction Authority may require the owner of a building or, as the case may be, through his agent, to surrender to it an EPC or report where the Building and Construction Authority has reason to believe that the EPC or report contains particulars which are not correct and, upon being so required, the owner of the building or, as the case may be, the owner’s agent, shall surrender the relevant documents to the Building and Construction Authority.

(2) (a) After an inspection report for heating or air-conditioning systems has been registered with the Building and Construction Authority and signed by the respective registered inspector, no person shall:

(i) either by writing, drawing or in any other manner alter, cancel, or add anything to this inspection report; or

(ii) produce and present copies of an inspection report which was altered contrary to sub-paragraph (i).

(b) Inspection reports which are registered with the Building and Construction Authority may be replaced by an amended inspection report, by the same heating or air-conditioning systems inspector, within fourteen days after initial registration. Such amended inspection report shall be submitted subject to prior approval of the Building and Construction Authority.

(ba) A separate new inspection report shall be registered in the inspection reports register in accordance with sub-regulation (3b) of regulation 29 for any amendments required to a previously registered inspection report, after the period referred to in paragraph

(b) has elapsed. This may be done by the same or a different inspector, as the case may be. Upon the registration of the amending inspection report, the report previously registered shall cease to be valid.