Part 10: Energy Performance of Premises Section 250: Power to make energy performance regulations
This section gives the Secretary of State , Scottish Ministers and Department of Finance in Northern Ireland, the power to make regulations (energy performance regulations) to enable or require the energy usage or the energy efficiency of premises to be assessed, certified, and published and to require that improvements in energy usage or efficiency are identified and recommended.
	The section also gives the Secretary of State, Scottish Ministers and Department of Finance in Northern Ireland, the power to make regulations to restrict or prohibit the marketing or disposal of premises where their energy performance has not been assessed, certified, or publicised. Under this section, the Secretary of State, Scottish Ministers and Department of Finance in Northern Ireland, may by regulations confer functions on any person and impose requirements or make provision for securing compliance with requirements under the regulations.
	Regulations made under this section may also authorise, restrict or prohibit the supply or keeping of information relating to the energy performance of buildings.
	This section will enable the Secretary of State, Scottish Ministers and Department of Finance in Northern Ireland, to amend, revoke or replace their existing energy performance of buildings regimes, which derive from EU law.