S.L. 623.1 ст. 21Energy performance assessment (EPA) and certification (EPC) /Inspection procedure and inspection report for heating or air- conditioning systems.

(1) (a) The EPA and certification shall be carried out using procedures, including calculation methods and software approved by the Building and Construction Authority, as notified in the Gazette.

(b) The inspection procedure and inspection report for heating or air-conditioning systems shall be carried out using procedures, approved by the Building and Construction Authority, as notified in the Gazette.

(2) (a) In carrying out the EPA of a building or installation, an assessor shall comply with any direction given by the Building and Construction Authority in relation to the manner in which the assessment is to be carried out.

(b) In carrying out the inspection of a heating or air-conditioning system, an inspector shall comply with any direction given by the Building and Construction Authority in relation to the manner in which this procedure is to be carried out.

(3) (a) An EPB assessor may refuse to carry out an EPA of a building or installation if in the opinion of the assessor any part of the building or installation is in such a condition that it would not be safe or practicable to carry out that assessment.

(b) An inspector of heating or air-conditioning systems may refuse to carry out an inspection procedure if in the opinion of the inspector any part of the building or installation is in such a condition that it would not be safe or practicable to carry out that inspection.

(4) (a) An endorsed EPC shall not be issued by the assessor to the building owner or his agent, as the case may be, unless and until it is accepted in the register maintained by the Building and Construction Authority.

(b) Inspection reports of heating or air-conditioning systems shall be handled in accordance with regulation 19(3).