Authority to administer Act
3.—(1) The Authority is charged with the general administration of this Act and the exercise of the functions and duties imposed on the Authority by this Act.
(2) The Authority may authorise any person to assist it in the exercise of its functions and duties under this Act, either generally or in a particular case.
(3) Subject to the provisions of this Act, it is the function and duty of the Authority —(a)
to exercise licensing and regulatory functions in respect of the provision of district cooling services;
(b)
to protect the interests of consumers in respect of —(i)
the prices charged and other terms of supply of district cooling services;
(ii)
the quality of district cooling services; and
(iii)
the continuity and reliability of district cooling services; and
(c)
to issue or approve and from time to time review codes of practice and other standards of performance in connection with the provision of district cooling services.
(4) Nothing in this section is to be construed as imposing on the Authority, directly or indirectly, any form of duty or liability enforceable by proceedings before any court.
Powers of Authority
4.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Authority may carry on any activities that appear to the Authority to be advantageous, necessary or convenient for it to carry on for or in connection with the discharge of its functions and duties under this Act.
(2) The Authority must furnish the Minister with such information with respect to its activities in such manner and at such times as the Minister may require.
Furnishing of documents and information to Authority
5.—(1) The Authority or any authorised officer may by notice require any person to furnish to the Authority or the authorised officer, within any period specified in the notice, all documents or information relating to all matters that may be required by the Authority for the purposes of this Act and as are within the knowledge of that person or in that person’s custody or under that person’s control.
(2) Any person who, on being required by notice under subsection (1) to furnish any document or information, fails to comply with any requirement of the notice shall be guilty of an offence.
(3) Any person who —(a)
intentionally alters, suppresses or destroys any document which the person has been required by any notice under subsection (1) to furnish; or
(b)
in furnishing any estimate, return or other information required of the person under any notice under subsection (1), makes any statement which the person knows to be false in a material particular, or recklessly makes any statement which is false in a material particular,
shall be guilty of an offence.
Power of Authority to enter upon any premises
6.—(1) The Authority may, for the purposes of this Act, by its employees, agents or contractors, enter at all reasonable hours (or at any time in the event of an emergency) into and upon any premises for the purpose of performing its duties authorised by this Act without being liable to pay any person any fee, charge or expense or being subject to any legal proceedings or molestation on account of the entry or of anything done in any part of the premises under this Act.
(2) Except in the event of an emergency, such employee, agent or contractor may not enter upon any premises under this section unless —(a)
not less than 6 hours’ notice of the intended entry has been given to the occupier; and
(b)
if required to do so, he or she has produced evidence of his or her authority.
Source: Singapore Statutes Online (Attorney-General's Chambers), © Government of Singapore.
