1. This Act is the Energy Conservation Act 2012.
Energy Conservation Act 2012
An Act to mandate energy efficiency requirements and energy management practices to promote energy conservation, improve energy efficiency and reduce environmental impact.
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PART 1 — PRELIMINARY
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“Agency” means the National Environment Agency established by the National Environment Agency Act 2002;
“airport service operator” means —(a)
a person operating an airport under an airport licence or an exemption granted under the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Act 2009; or
(b)
a person providing any service or facility for an aircraft’s arrival at or departure from any airport referred to in paragraph (a), including any of the following:(i)
the storing, processing and handling of cargo carried, or to be carried, by an aircraft;
(ii)
the provision of fuel for, and refuelling of, an aircraft;
(iii)
flight catering services and facilities;
(iv)
the check-in and screening of aircraft passengers, including services for baggage handling and screening;
“authorised officer” means an officer appointed by the Director‑General under section 6(2) to be an authorised officer;
“Civil Aviation Authority” means the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore reconstituted by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Act 2009;
“corporation” and “related corporation” have the meanings given by the Companies Act 1967;
“Director-General” means the Director-General of Environmental Protection appointed under the Environmental Protection and Management Act 1999;
“energy use threshold” means the level of energy consumption specified in an order under section 22 or 45, expressed in terms of —(a)
the total of all types of energy consumed;
(b)
a particular type of energy consumed; or
(c)
the aggregate of 2 or more different types of energy consumed;
“greenhouse gas” means any of the following:(a)
carbon dioxide;
(b)
methane;
(c)
nitrous oxide;
(d)
sulphur hexafluoride;
(e)
nitrogen trifluoride;
(f)
a hydrofluorocarbon of a kind prescribed in regulations;
(g)
a perfluorocarbon of a kind prescribed in regulations;
(h)
any other substance prescribed as a greenhouse gas for the purposes of this Act;
“Land Transport Authority” means the Land Transport Authority of Singapore established by the Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act 1995;
“land transport operator” means a person operating —(a)
a bus service under a Class 1 bus service licence granted under the Bus Services Industry Act 2015;
(b)
a rapid transit system within the meaning of the Rapid Transit Systems Act 1995;
(c)
a fleet of motor vehicles classified as taxis under the Second Schedule to the Road Traffic Act 1961; or
(d)
a fleet of motor vehicles as part of a business activity of passenger transport or freight transport;
“Maritime and Port Authority” means the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore established by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1996;
“Minister”, except in Part 4, means the Minister charged with the responsibility for the environment and water resources;
“motor vehicle” means a vehicle that consumes electricity or fuel;
“port service operator” means a person providing any marine service or facility or port service or facility under a public licence or an exemption granted under the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1996;
“premises” means any building, plant, workplace or other premises at which electricity, fuel or any other form of energy is consumed;
“Registrar” has the meaning given by the Road Traffic Act 1961;
“sector regulator” means the applicable regulator responsible for the administration of the provisions of this Act, determined in accordance with section 7;
“Transport Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for transport;
“transport sector authorised officer” means an officer appointed under section 7(1)(a), (2)(a) or (3)(a) by a sector regulator to be a transport sector authorised officer;
“workplace” has the meaning given by section 5 of the Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006.[30/2015]
3.—(1) A business activity is an activity, or a series of activities (including ancillary activities) —(a)
that involves the emission of greenhouse gas, the production of energy or the consumption of energy; and
(b)
that forms a single undertaking or enterprise.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), the activity or activities constituting the undertaking or enterprise must not be attributable to more than one industry sector.
(3) The Minister may make regulations to prescribe —(a)
the circumstances in which an activity or activities (including ancillary activities) will form part of a single undertaking or enterprise; and
(b)
activities which are attributable to particular industry sectors.
4.—(1) A corporation has operational control over a business activity (including a business activity carried out wholly or partly by a related corporation of that corporation) if it has the authority to introduce and implement all or any of the following for the business activity:(a)
operating policies;
(b)
health and safety policies;
(c)
environmental policies.
(2) A corporation has operational control over premises (whether or not the premises are owned by the corporation) if it has the authority to do one or both of the following for the premises:(a)
incur capital expenditure on the construction of any building or infrastructure on the premises;
(b)
carry out capacity expansion or other infrastructure enhancement of the premises.
(3) For the purposes of this Act, only one such corporation can have operational control over a business activity or premises at any one time.
(4) If more than one corporation satisfies subsection (1) at any one time, then the corporation that has the greatest authority to introduce and implement the policies mentioned in subsection (1)(a) and (c) is taken, for the purposes of this Act, to have operational control over the business activity.
(5) If more than one corporation satisfies subsection (2) at any one time, then the corporation that has the greatest authority to carry out subsection (2)(b) is taken, for the purposes of this Act, to have operational control over the premises.
5.—(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), this Act binds the Government.
(2) Nothing in this Act renders the Government liable to prosecution for an offence.
(3) To avoid doubt, a person is not immune from prosecution for any offence under this Act by reason that the person is engaged to provide services to the Government.
PART 2 — ADMINISTRATION
6.—(1) The Director‑General is, subject to any general or special directions of the Minister, responsible for the administration of this Act (except Part 4), and may perform the duties that are imposed and exercise the powers that are conferred upon the Director‑General by this Act.
(2) The Director‑General may appoint, by name or office, any public officer, any officer or employee of the Agency or any auxiliary police officer appointed as such under the Police Force Act 2004 to be an authorised officer to assist the Director‑General in the administration of this Act.
(3) The Director‑General may, with the Minister’s approval, delegate the exercise of all or any of the powers conferred or duties imposed on the Director‑General by this Act (except the power of delegation conferred by this subsection) to any authorised officer, subject to any conditions or limitations that the Director‑General may specify.
7.—(1) The Land Transport Authority is, subject to any general or special directions of the Transport Minister, responsible for the administration of the provisions of this Act relating to fuel economy labelling of motor vehicles and the provisions of this Act as they apply to any land transport operator, and may —(a)
appoint, by name or office, any officer or employee of the Land Transport Authority or any auxiliary police officer appointed as such under the Police Force Act 2004 to be a transport sector authorised officer for the purposes of this Act in relation to those matters;
(b)
perform the duties that are imposed and exercise the powers that are conferred upon the Land Transport Authority by this Act in relation to those matters; and
(c)
subject to any conditions or restrictions that the Land Transport Authority may specify, delegate the exercise of all or any of the powers conferred or duties imposed on the Land Transport Authority by or under this Act in relation to those matters (except the power of delegation conferred by this paragraph) to any transport sector authorised officer appointed by it under paragraph (a).
(2) The Maritime and Port Authority is, subject to any general or special directions of the Transport Minister, responsible for the administration of the provisions of this Act as they apply to any port service operator, and may —(a)
appoint, by name or office, any officer or employee of the Maritime and Port Authority or any auxiliary police officer appointed as such under the Police Force Act 2004 to be a transport sector authorised officer for the purposes of this Act in relation to those matters;
(b)
perform the duties that are imposed and exercise the powers that are conferred upon the Maritime and Port Authority by this Act in relation to those matters; and
(c)
subject to any conditions or restrictions that the Maritime and Port Authority may specify, delegate the exercise of all or any of the powers conferred or duties imposed on the Maritime and Port Authority by or under this Act in relation to those matters (except the power of delegation conferred by this paragraph) to any transport sector authorised officer appointed by it under paragraph (a).
(3) The Civil Aviation Authority is, subject to any general or special directions of the Transport Minister, responsible for the administration of the provisions of this Act as they apply to any airport service operator, and may —(a)
appoint, by name or office, any officer or employee of the Civil Aviation Authority or any auxiliary police officer appointed as such under the Police Force Act 2004 to be a transport sector authorised officer for the purposes of this Act in relation to those matters;
(b)
perform the duties that are imposed and exercise the powers that are conferred upon the Civil Aviation Authority by this Act in relation to those matters; and
(c)
subject to any conditions or restrictions that the Civil Aviation Authority may specify, delegate the exercise of all or any of the powers conferred or duties imposed on the Civil Aviation Authority by or under this Act in relation to those matters (except the power of delegation conferred by this paragraph) to any transport sector authorised officer appointed by it under paragraph (a).
8. Each of the following persons is deemed to be a public servant for the purposes of the Penal Code 1871:(a)
the Director-General and every authorised officer appointed under section 6(2);
(b)
every transport sector authorised officer appointed under section 7(1)(a), (2)(a) or (3)(a).
9.—(1) No liability shall be incurred by —(a)
the Director-General or any member, officer or employee of the Agency, or any other person acting under the direction of the Agency;
(b)
the Registrar or any member, officer or employee of the Land Transport Authority;
(c)
any authorised officer appointed under section 6(2); or
(d)
any transport sector authorised officer appointed under section 7(1)(a), (2)(a) or (3)(a),
for anything which is done or intended to be done in good faith and with reasonable care, in the exercise or purported exercise of any power, or the performance or purported performance of any function or duty, under this Act.
(2) Where the Agency or a sector regulator provides a service to the public whereby information is supplied to the public pursuant to any provision of this Act, none of the members, officers or employees of the Agency or the sector regulator (as the case may be) involved in the supply of the information shall be liable for any loss or damage suffered by any member of the public by reason of any error or omission of whatever nature appearing in the information or however caused if made in good faith and with reasonable care in the ordinary course of the discharge of the duties of the member, officer or employee.
PART 3 — ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES FOR DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRY SECTORS (OTHER THAN TRANSPORT)
Subdivision (1) — Interpretation
10. In this Division, unless the context otherwise requires —“effective date”, in relation to any goods, means the date on which the goods become regulated goods for the purposes of a provision in this Part, as specified in the order under section 11(1);[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
“goods” means any device, appliance, equipment, article or thing that requires electricity or fuel for its use or operation, and —(a)
includes 2 or more such devices, appliances, equipment, articles or things that are interconnected, and interdependent or interacting, so as to form a system carrying out one or more functions; but
(b)
does not include any motor vehicle;
“import” means to bring or cause to be brought into Singapore by land, water or air from any place which is outside Singapore, but does not include the bringing into Singapore by water or air of any substance, plant, equipment, machinery or any product which is to be taken out of Singapore on the same vessel or aircraft on which they were brought into Singapore without any landing or transhipment within Singapore;[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
“label”, in relation to any regulated goods, includes marking or affixing a label to the regulated goods;
“manufacture” means to make, fabricate, produce or process any goods and includes —(a)
the adapting for sale of any goods; and
(b)
the altering, ornamenting or finishing or the assembling or processing in any form of any goods;
“registered goods” means any regulated goods registered under section 13(2) as such;
“registered supplier” means any importer or manufacturer registered under section 13(2) as such;
“regulated goods” means any goods prescribed under section 11(1) to be such;[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
“sale” includes —(a)
barter, exchange or import;
(b)
offering or attempting to sell, causing or allowing to be sold, or exposing for sale; and
(c)
receiving, sending or delivering for sale;
“supply”, in relation to any goods, includes —(a)
the supply of the goods by way of sale, lease, loan, hire or hire-purchase;
(b)
the supply of the goods in connection with any agreement; and
(c)
the offer to supply the goods.[24/2017]
Subdivision (2) — Restrictions on supplies of regulated goods through registration, energy labelling, minimum performance standards, etc.
11.—(1) The Minister may, after consulting the Agency, by order in the Gazette, prescribe any class, description or type of goods to be regulated goods for the purposes of this Part from the date specified in the order.[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), a class, description or type of goods may be prescribed under that subsection to be regulated goods only under prescribed circumstances, and different circumstances may be prescribed for the same class, description or type of goods for different provisions of this Part.[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(3) Different classes, descriptions or types of goods may be prescribed under subsection (1) to be regulated goods for different provisions of this Part.[24/2017]
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12.—(1) Subject to this section, a person must not —(a)
make a prohibited supply of regulated goods in Singapore (whether the goods were imported into Singapore or manufactured in Singapore by the person or another person); or
(b)
make a prohibited import of regulated goods.[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(2) Any person that contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.[24/2017]
(3) For the purposes of subsection (1)(a), a prohibited supply of regulated goods is a supply of regulated goods where —(a)
the goods do not comply, on or after the effective date for those goods, with any one or more of the requirements mentioned in subsection (4) which is prescribed as being applicable to those regulated goods and not waived under section 31B(1); and
(b)
the supply is made by the person to another person —(i)
in the course or furtherance of the firstmentioned person’s trade or business; or
(ii)
in furtherance of the second‑mentioned person’s trade or business.[24/2017]
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(3A) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), a prohibited import of regulated goods is an import of regulated goods where —(a)
the goods do not comply, on or after the effective date for those goods, with any one or more of the requirements mentioned in subsection (4) which is prescribed as being applicable to those regulated goods and not waived under section 31B(1); and
(b)
the goods are imported by the person for the person’s own use.[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(4) For the purposes of subsections (3) and (3A), the requirements that may be prescribed as applicable to any regulated goods are as follows:(a)
the goods must be registered;
(b)
the goods must conform to either or both of the following:(i)
the minimum energy efficiency standard prescribed for the goods;
(ii)
any other requirement prescribed for the goods affecting or relating to the energy efficiency standard;
(c)
the goods must be labelled with the information prescribed for the goods, in the manner prescribed or allowed by the Director‑General in any particular case;
(d)
the goods must be accompanied by the information prescribed for the goods relating to energy efficiency, in the manner prescribed or allowed by the Director‑General in any particular case;
(e)
information prescribed for the goods relating to energy efficiency must be disseminated in the manner prescribed or allowed by the Director‑General in any particular case.[24/2017]
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(5) Without affecting section 77, subsection (1)(a) does not apply to a supply of regulated goods in any of the following circumstances:(a)
the goods are supplied as part of any premises by the developer of the premises, if —(i)
the developer did not import or manufacture the goods; and
(ii)
the goods comply with the requirements under subsection (4) applicable to the goods at the time the agreement for the supply of the goods to the developer was entered into;
(b)
the goods are supplied by a participant in the supply chain for the supply of the goods by the developer mentioned in paragraph (a), if the goods comply with the requirements under subsection (4) applicable to the goods at the time the agreement for the supply of the goods was entered into.[24/2017]
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(6) Without affecting subsection (5) or section 77, subsection (1)(a) does not apply to a supply of regulated goods prescribed for the purposes of this subsection if —(a)
the supply is by a participant in the supply chain for the supply of such regulated goods to a person (other than a person acting in the capacity of a developer) who is intending to construct or is constructing, or is causing to be constructed, any premises;
(b)
the goods are to be used in the premises;
(c)
the premises are to be occupied by the person;
(d)
the person did not import or manufacture the goods; and
(e)
the goods comply with the requirements under subsection (4) applicable to the goods at the time the agreement for the supply of the goods was entered into.[24/2017]
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(7) In this section, “developer” means a person who carries on the business of constructing or causing to be constructed any premises for sale or lease.[24/2017]
12A.—(1) Without affecting section 12, a person that imports or manufactures any goods that are regulated goods (called in this Part an importer and a manufacturer, respectively) must not, in the course of any trade or business, supply those regulated goods in Singapore on or after the effective date for those goods, unless the importer or manufacturer is a registered supplier of those goods.[24/2017]
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(2) Any importer or manufacturer that contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.[24/2017]
Subdivision (3) — Registration of suppliers and goods
13.—(1) Any importer or manufacturer that wishes to be registered as a registered supplier for the purposes of section 12A(1) must apply to the Director-General to be registered as such.[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(1A) Any importer or manufacturer that wishes to register any regulated goods that are required to be registered under section 12 must apply to the Director-General for such registration for the purposes of supply or own use, or both, as the case may be.[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(1B) For the purpose of subsection (1A) —(a)
if an importer or a manufacturer intends to supply in Singapore, or if an importer intends to import into Singapore for the importer’s own use, any goods that are regulated goods required to be registered under section 12, the importer or manufacturer must register such regulated goods for the purposes of supply or own use, or both (as the case may be), even if another importer or manufacturer has already so registered such regulated goods; and
(b)
if the firstmentioned importer or manufacturer mentioned in paragraph (a) fails to so register such regulated goods, then the regulated goods are not regarded as registered in relation to the firstmentioned importer or manufacturer, despite the registration by the second-mentioned importer or manufacturer.[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(2) The Director‑General may register, subject to any condition the Director‑General thinks fit to impose, or refuse to register —(a)
any applicant as a registered supplier; or
(b)
any regulated goods that the applicant intends to supply in Singapore or import into Singapore for the applicant’s own use, as registered goods for the purposes of supply or own use, or both, as the case may be.[24/2017]
[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(2A) The Director-General may, at any time after the registration of any registered supplier or of any registered goods, impose any condition on, or modify or revoke any condition imposed on, the registration.[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(2B) The Director-General must, before imposing or modifying any condition under subsection (2A), give written notice to the holder of the registration —(a)
stating the proposed condition or modification, as the case may be; and
(b)
specifying the time within which the holder of the registration may make written representations to the Director-General with respect to the proposed condition or modification.[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(2C) Where the holder of the registration makes any written representations under subsection (2B)(b), the Director-General must consider the written representations, and the Director-General’s decision must be given to the holder of the registration in writing.[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(3) The registration of any registered supplier or any registered goods is not transferable without the written approval of the Director‑General.[24/2017]
14.—(1) The Director‑General must keep and maintain a register in which is entered such particulars of the registered suppliers and the registered goods as the Director‑General may determine.
(2) Where the registration of any registered supplier or any registered goods has been withdrawn or revoked or has expired (as the case may be), the Director‑General may —(a)
remove the particulars of the registered supplier or the registered goods from the register; or
(b)
indicate the fact of the withdrawal, revocation or expiry of registration against the particulars of the registered supplier or the registered goods in the register, as the case may be.
(3) The Director‑General may, upon an application by any person accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed, provide a certified copy of an entry in the register to that person.
15.—(1) The registration of any registered supplier remains valid unless withdrawn or revoked under section 16.
(2) The registration of any registered goods, including any renewal of such registration, is valid for 3 years unless earlier withdrawn or revoked under section 16.
(3) An application to renew the registration of any registered goods must be made before the expiry of the registration.[24/2017]
(4) The Director‑General may renew the registration of any registered goods subject to any condition the Director‑General thinks fit to impose, or refuse to renew the registration.
(5) The Director-General may, at any time after renewing the registration of any registered goods, impose any condition on, or modify or revoke any condition imposed on, the renewal of registration.[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(6) The Director-General must, before imposing or modifying any condition under subsection (5), give written notice to the holder of the registration —(a)
stating the proposed condition or modification, as the case may be; and
(b)
specifying the time within which the holder of the registration may make written representations to the Director-General with respect to the proposed condition or modification.[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(7) Where the holder of the registration makes any written representations under subsection (6)(b), the Director-General must consider the written representations, and the Director-General’s decision must be given to the holder of the registration in writing.[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
16.—(1) The Director‑General may withdraw the registration —(a)
of any registered supplier where the registered supplier applies to the Director‑General to withdraw the registered supplier’s registration; or
(b)
of any registered goods obtained by a registered supplier or an importer that imports such registered goods for the importer’s own use, where the registered supplier or importer applies to the Director-General to withdraw the registration.[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(2) The Director‑General may revoke the registration of any registered supplier after giving notice to the registered supplier and after such inquiry as the Director‑General thinks fit —(a)
if the registered supplier procured the registration by providing any particulars, information or document, or by making any statement or representation, to the Director‑General which is false or misleading in any material particular;
(b)
if the Director‑General is satisfied that the registered supplier has contravened any condition of the registration;
(c)
if the registered supplier has been convicted of —(i)
an offence under section 12(2) as in force before 1 January 2018 of supplying registrable goods that do not meet the minimum energy efficiency standards prescribed for those goods; or
(ii)
an offence under section 12(2) of making a prohibited supply of regulated goods, being goods that do not meet any requirement under section 12(4)(b) applicable to the regulated goods; or
(d)
in the event of such other occurrence or in such other circumstances as may be prescribed.[24/2017]
(3) The Director‑General may revoke the registration of any registered goods obtained by a registered supplier or an importer that imports such registered goods for the importer’s own use, after giving notice to the registered supplier or importer, and after such inquiry as the Director‑General thinks fit, if the Director‑General is satisfied —(a)
that any of the registered goods supplied by the registered supplier or imported by the importer do not conform with the results of any test or examination furnished by the registered supplier or importer to the Director‑General under this Part;[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(b)
that any of the registered goods supplied by the registered supplier or imported by the importer do not meet any requirement under section 12(4) applicable to the registered goods and not waived under section 31B(1) for the registered goods;[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(c)
that a modification to the registered goods has resulted in a change that affects the energy efficiency of the registered goods;
(d)
that the registered supplier or importer has procured the registration of the registered goods by providing any particulars, information or document, or by making any statement or representation, to the Director‑General which is false or misleading in any material particular;[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(e)
that the registered supplier or importer has contravened any condition of the registration of the registered goods; or[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(f)
that the registered supplier or importer has contravened any provision of this Act in relation to the registered goods.[24/2017]
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(4) The Director‑General must, within 14 days after revoking any registration under subsection (2) or (3), inform the registered supplier or importer (as the case may be) in writing of the revocation and the grounds for the revocation.[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(5) Where the registration of any registered goods has been withdrawn under subsection (1)(b) or revoked under subsection (3), it is the duty of every registered supplier of those goods to notify every other person —(a)
to whom the registered supplier has supplied those goods; and
(b)
who, in the course of any trade or business, supplies those goods in Singapore,
of the withdrawal or revocation of the registration of the goods.
17.—(1) Any importer or manufacturer who is aggrieved by a decision of the Director‑General —(a)
refusing to register the importer or manufacturer as a registered supplier, or refusing to register any regulated goods as registered goods, under section 13(2);
(b)
refusing to renew the registration of any registered goods under section 15(4);
(c)
to impose any condition under section 13(2) or 15(4);[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(ca)
to impose or modify any condition on the importer’s or manufacturer’s registration as a registered supplier, or the registration of any registered goods, under section 13(2A) or the renewal of the registration of any registered goods under section 15(5); or[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(d)
to revoke the registration of any registered supplier under section 16(2) or the registration of any registered goods under section 16(3),
may, within 14 days after the date of receipt of the notice informing the importer or manufacturer of the decision of the Director‑General, appeal in writing to the Minister against the decision.
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(2) The Minister may confirm, vary or reverse the decision of the Director‑General appealed against, or give any directions in the matter as the Minister thinks fit.
(3) The decision of the Minister under subsection (2) is final.
(4) Even though any appeal under subsection (1) is pending —(a)
any condition imposed by the Director‑General under section 13(2) or 15(4);
(aa)
any condition imposed or modified by the Director-General under section 13(2A) or 15(5);[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(b)
any revocation of the registration of any registered supplier under section 16(2); or
(c)
any revocation of the registration of any registered goods under section 16(3),
takes effect from the date specified by the Director‑General in his or her decision, unless the Minister otherwise directs.
[24/2017]
18.—(1) A registered supplier, and an importer that imports regulated goods for the importer’s own use, must keep and maintain complete and accurate records containing such information and in accordance with such requirements, as may be prescribed under section 78.[24/2017]
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(2) The registered supplier or importer mentioned in subsection (1) must —(a)
retain the records mentioned in that subsection for at least the prescribed period;
(b)
during the prescribed period mentioned in paragraph (a), make available for inspection by the Director‑General or any authorised officer, the records mentioned in that subsection when so requested by the Director‑General or any authorised officer; and
(c)
submit to the Director‑General the records mentioned in subsection (1), and any other record, document or information, that the Director‑General requires, in the time specified by the Director‑General.[24/2017]
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(3) Any registered supplier or importer that contravenes subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.[24/2017]
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s 19Power of Director-General to require regulated goods for testing or analysis and furnishing of informationOpen ↗
19.—(1) The Director‑General may require any person that carries on a trade or business which consists of or includes the supply of any regulated goods, or that imports regulated goods for the person’s own use —(a)
to provide free of charge to the Director‑General samples of the regulated goods for the purpose of testing or analysis; and
(b)
to provide to the Director‑General any document or information that the Director‑General requires in respect of those regulated goods, or the supply or import (as the case may be) of those regulated goods.[24/2017]
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(2) Any person who contravenes any requirement of the Director‑General under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.[24/2017]
20. Any person who —(a)
in relation to an application for registration made under section 13(1) or (1A) or to renew the registration made under section 15(3), makes or causes to be made any statement or declaration which is false or misleading in any material particular;[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(b)
makes or causes to be made any entry in a record, register or other document required to be kept under this Part which to the person’s knowledge is false or misleading in any material particular; or
(c)
in response to any request of the Director‑General under section 19, furnishes any document or information which to the person’s knowledge is false or misleading in any material particular,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.
[24/2017]
Subdivision (1) — Interpretation
21. In this Division, unless the context otherwise requires —“registered corporation” means any registrable corporation registered under section 23 as such;
“registered relevant person” means any registrable relevant person registered under section 23A as such;[Act 39 of 2024 wef 01/12/2025]
“registrable corporation” means any corporation declared, or which qualifies, by an order under section 22 to be such, but does not include a transport facility operator under Part 4;[24/2017]
[Act 39 of 2024 wef 01/12/2025]
“registrable relevant person” means a relevant person within the meaning given by section 26B(1) who has operational control over any business activity or premises or a part of any business activity or premises, in which any prescribed energy‑consuming system or a part of a prescribed energy‑consuming system is situated.[Act 39 of 2024 wef 01/12/2025]
Subdivision (2) — Registration of corporations and relevant persons
22.—(1) The Minister may, after consultation with the Agency, by order in the Gazette —(a)
declare any qualifications by which a corporation qualifies as a registrable corporation; and
(b)
specify a period within which a registrable corporation must apply to be registered under section 23.
(2) The order under subsection (1) may describe the class, description or type of registrable corporation, or the qualifications of a registrable corporation, in terms of one or more of the following:(a)
a particular industry or industry sector;
(b)
a type of business activity or type of premises over which a corporation has operational control;
(c)
an energy use threshold attained by a business activity, or by one or more premises, over which a corporation has operational control.
23.—(1) Any corporation which qualifies as a registrable corporation must, within the period specified in the order under section 22(1), apply to the Director‑General to be registered.[24/2017]
(2) The Director‑General must register a corporation if the Director‑General is satisfied that —(a)
the corporation is a registrable corporation; and
(b)
the application for registration is in order.
(3) The registration of any registered corporation remains valid until it is cancelled under section 25.
(4) A registrable corporation which fails to apply to the Director‑General to be registered within the time specified in the order shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.
23A.—(1) A registrable relevant person must apply to the Director‑General for registration —(a)
if the person is a registrable relevant person as at the date of commencement of section 4 of the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Act 2024 (called in this section the appointed date) — within the prescribed period after the appointed date; and
(b)
if the person becomes a registrable relevant person after the appointed date — within the prescribed period after the date on which the person became a registrable relevant person.
(2) The Director‑General must register a person if the Director‑General is satisfied that —(a)
the person is a registrable relevant person; and
(b)
the application for registration is in order.
(3) The registration of a registered relevant person remains valid until the registration is cancelled under section 25.
(4) A registrable relevant person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.[Act 39 of 2024 wef 01/12/2025]
24.—(1) The Director‑General must keep and maintain a register in which is entered such particulars of the registered corporations and registered relevant persons as the Director‑General may determine.[Act 39 of 2024 wef 01/12/2025]
(2) Where the registration of any registered corporation or registered relevant person has been cancelled under section 25, or the Director‑General is satisfied that any registered corporation or registered relevant person has been wound up or dissolved, the Director‑General may —(a)
remove the particulars of the registered corporation or registered relevant person from the register; or[Act 39 of 2024 wef 01/12/2025]
(b)
indicate the fact of the cancellation against the particulars of the registered corporation or registered relevant person in the register.[24/2017]
[Act 39 of 2024 wef 01/12/2025]
[Act 39 of 2024 wef 01/12/2025]
(3) The Director-General may, upon an application by any person accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed, provide a certified copy of an entry in the register to that person.[Act 39 of 2024 wef 01/12/2025]
25.—(1) A registered corporation may apply to the Director‑General to cancel its registration —(a)
subject to paragraph (b), if the registered corporation no longer qualifies as a registrable corporation;
(b)
in the case where the registered corporation had qualified as a registrable corporation by reason of any business activity or premises under its operational control having attained an energy use threshold, if that business activity or premises (as the case may be) of the registered corporation ceased to attain the energy use threshold for a continuous period of at least 3 years immediately preceding the application; or
(c)
in the event of such other occurrence or in such other circumstances as may be prescribed.
(1A) A registered relevant person may apply to the Director‑General to cancel the registered relevant person’s registration —(a)
if the registered relevant person no longer qualifies as a relevant person;
(b)
if a prescribed energy‑consuming system or a part of a prescribed energy‑consuming system in the business activity or premises under the operational control of the registered relevant person is or is to be decommissioned; or
(c)
in the event of such other occurrence or in such other circumstances as may be prescribed.[Act 39 of 2024 wef 01/12/2025]
(2) The Director‑General must cancel the registration of any registered corporation or registered relevant person if the Director‑General is satisfied that any of the grounds for cancellation in subsection (1) or (1A) (as the case may be) are made out.[Act 39 of 2024 wef 01/12/2025]
(3) The Director‑General must, within 14 days after cancelling the registration of any corporation or relevant person under subsection (2), inform the corporation or relevant person (as the case may be) in writing of the cancellation.[Act 39 of 2024 wef 01/12/2025]
[Act 39 of 2024 wef 01/12/2025]
26.—(1) The Director‑General may, for the purpose of ascertaining whether any corporation qualifies as a registrable corporation or any relevant person qualifies as a registrable relevant person, do all or any of the following:(a)
by written notice, require the corporation or relevant person (as the case may be) to —(i)
carry out any test or inspection that the Director‑General may specify; or
(ii)
provide to the Director‑General any report, document or information that the Director‑General may require in respect of any business activity or premises of the corporation or relevant person;[Act 39 of 2024 wef 01/12/2025]
[Act 39 of 2024 wef 01/12/2025]
(b)
enter the premises of the corporation or relevant person during normal business hours and carry out any test or inspection that the Director‑General may think necessary.[23/2018]
[Act 39 of 2024 wef 01/12/2025]
[Act 39 of 2024 wef 01/12/2025]
(2) Any person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with any requirement of the Director‑General under subsection (1)(a) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.[Act 39 of 2024 wef 01/12/2025]
Subdivision (3) — Energy management practices
26A.—(1) Where a new venture of any person (whether or not a registered corporation) will have an energy use (determined in accordance with the prescribed method or a method that satisfies the prescribed criteria) that equals or exceeds the prescribed threshold, the person must, before applying for a clearance certificate or design certificate for the new venture under section 33D or 33E of the Environmental Protection and Management Act 1999 —(a)
ensure that the design of the new venture facility is energy efficient, by conducting an energy efficiency opportunities assessment that satisfies the prescribed requirements; and
(b)
submit a report of the assessment to the Director-General for the approval of the Director-General.[24/2017]
[Act 23 of 2023 wef 18/12/2023]
(2) The report mentioned in subsection (1)(b) must —(a)
be submitted through the qualified person appointed under section 8 or 11 of the Building Control Act 1989 in respect of the building works for the facility mentioned in subsection (1)(a), or any person who satisfies the prescribed criteria; and
(b)
without affecting section 78(2)(d), include information on the proposed implementation by the person mentioned in subsection (1) of any part of the energy efficiency opportunities assessment.[24/2017]
(3) Any person that contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.[24/2017]
(4) In this section —“energy efficiency opportunities assessment” has the meaning given by section 27B(3);
“new venture”, in relation to any person, means —(a)
any new business activity or any premises of the person; or
(b)
any expansion of any existing business activity or any premises of the person,
where —
(c)
the new business activity or premises or expansion of the existing business activity or premises will be a prescribed business activity or premises; and
(d)
either of the following applies:(i)
as at 1 January 2018, the person has not applied to the competent authority for planning permission under the Planning Act 1998 for the new business activity or premises or expansion of the existing business activity or premises;
(ii)
as at 1 December 2025, the new business activity or premises or expansion of the existing business activity or premises is not one that is authorised by the Minister charged with the responsibility for national development under section 21(6) of the Planning Act 1998;[Act 39 of 2024 wef 01/12/2025]
“new venture facility” means the facility at which a new venture is to be carried out.[24/2017]
(5) To avoid doubt, nothing in this section applies to any new business activity or premises or any expansion of any existing business activity or premises that is authorised by the Minister charged with the responsibility for national development under section 21(6) of the Planning Act 1998 before 1 December 2025.[Act 39 of 2024 wef 01/12/2025]
26B.—(1) The Minister may prescribe any person (whether or not a registered corporation) to be a relevant person.
(2) A relevant person that is a registered relevant person must, in relation to each prescribed energy‑consuming system in any business activity or premises, or any part of any business activity or premises, under the operational control of the registered relevant person —(a)
in the prescribed manner —(i)
assess, at such times as may be prescribed, the energy efficiency of the prescribed energy‑consuming system using the prescribed measuring instruments; and
(ii)
monitor the energy efficiency of the prescribed energy‑consuming system for the prescribed periods; and
(b)
submit the following to the Director‑General:(i)
a report of each assessment under paragraph (a)(i);
(ii)
a report of the results of the monitoring under paragraph (a)(ii) for each prescribed period.
(3) If the energy efficiency of the prescribed energy‑consuming system does not meet the prescribed minimum energy efficiency standards, the Director‑General may in writing direct the registered relevant person concerned to, within the time period specified in the direction (or any longer time that the Director‑General may allow in any particular case) —(a)
carry out any maintenance work or take any other measures in relation to the system to ensure that it meets the prescribed minimum energy efficiency standards, and carry out again an assessment described in subsection (2)(a)(i); and
(b)
submit a report of the assessment to the Director‑General,
and the registered relevant person must comply with the direction.
(4) Any person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (2) or (3) shall be guilty of an offence.[Act 39 of 2024 wef 01/12/2025]
PART 3 — ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES FOR DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRY SECTORS (OTHER THAN TRANSPORT)
Subdivision (3) — Energy management practices
26B.—(1) The Minister may prescribe any person (whether or not a registered corporation) to be a relevant person.(2) A relevant person that is a registered relevant person must, in relation to each prescribed energy‑consuming system in any business activity or premises, or any part of any business activity or premises, under the operational control of the registered relevant person —(a)
in the prescribed manner —(i)
assess, at such times as may be prescribed, the energy efficiency of the prescribed energy‑consuming system using the prescribed measuring instruments; and
(ii)
monitor the energy efficiency of the prescribed energy‑consuming system for the prescribed periods; and
(b)
submit the following to the Director‑General:(i)
a report of each assessment under paragraph (a)(i);
(ii)
a report of the results of the monitoring under paragraph (a)(ii) for each prescribed period.
(3) If the energy efficiency of the prescribed energy‑consuming system does not meet the prescribed minimum energy efficiency standards, the Director‑General may in writing direct the registered relevant person concerned to, within the time period specified in the direction (or any longer time that the Director‑General may allow in any particular case) —(a)
carry out any maintenance work or take any other measures in relation to the system to ensure that it meets the prescribed minimum energy efficiency standards, and carry out again an assessment described in subsection (2)(a)(i); and
(b)
submit a report of the assessment to the Director‑General,
and the registered relevant person must comply with the direction.
(4) Any person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (2) or (3) shall be guilty of an offence.
[Act 39 of 2024 wef 01/12/2025]
—(1) The Minister may prescribe any person (whether or not a registered corporation) to be a relevant person.
(2) A relevant person that is a registered relevant person must, in relation to each prescribed energy‑consuming system in any business activity or premises, or any part of any business activity or premises, under the operational control of the registered relevant person —(a)
in the prescribed manner —(i)
assess, at such times as may be prescribed, the energy efficiency of the prescribed energy‑consuming system using the prescribed measuring instruments; and
(ii)
monitor the energy efficiency of the prescribed energy‑consuming system for the prescribed periods; and
(b)
submit the following to the Director‑General:(i)
a report of each assessment under paragraph (a)(i);
(ii)
a report of the results of the monitoring under paragraph (a)(ii) for each prescribed period.
(3) If the energy efficiency of the prescribed energy‑consuming system does not meet the prescribed minimum energy efficiency standards, the Director‑General may in writing direct the registered relevant person concerned to, within the time period specified in the direction (or any longer time that the Director‑General may allow in any particular case) —(a)
carry out any maintenance work or take any other measures in relation to the system to ensure that it meets the prescribed minimum energy efficiency standards, and carry out again an assessment described in subsection (2)(a)(i); and
(b)
submit a report of the assessment to the Director‑General,
and the registered relevant person must comply with the direction.
(4) Any person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (2) or (3) shall be guilty of an offence.
27.—(1) A registered corporation must submit to the Director‑General a report for each prescribed period specifying —(a)
the energy consumption; and
(b)
the energy production,
in that period from the operation of each prescribed business activity or premises, or any part of each prescribed business activity or premises, under the operational control of the registered corporation.
[24/2017; 23/2018]
(2) Any registered corporation that contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.[24/2017; 23/2018]
27A.—(1) A registered corporation must —(a)
implement an energy management system in respect of each prescribed business activity or premises, or any part of each prescribed business activity or premises, under the operational control of the registered corporation;
(b)
ensure that every energy management system mentioned in paragraph (a) satisfies the prescribed requirements; and
(c)
submit a report on every such energy management system to the Director‑General.[24/2017]
(2) Any registered corporation that contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.[24/2017]
(3) In this section, “energy management system” means a set of interrelated or interacting elements of the registered corporation to establish an energy policy, energy objectives, energy targets, action plans and processes to achieve the energy objectives and energy targets.[24/2017]
27B.—(1) A registered corporation must —(a)
conduct an energy efficiency opportunities assessment on each prescribed business activity or premises, or any part of each prescribed business activity or premises, under the operational control of the registered corporation;
(b)
ensure that the energy efficiency opportunities assessment in paragraph (a) —(i)
is conducted at the prescribed times; and
(ii)
satisfies the prescribed requirements; and
(c)
submit a report of every such energy efficiency opportunities assessment to the Director‑General.[24/2017]
(2) Any registered corporation that contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.[24/2017]
(3) In this section, “energy efficiency opportunities assessment” means a systematic procedure by which adequate knowledge of the energy consumption profile of any business activities or premises, and cost‑effective energy efficiency opportunities are identified and quantified.[24/2017]
28.—(1) A registered corporation must submit to the Director‑General an energy efficiency improvement plan for each prescribed period in respect of each prescribed business activity or premises, or any part of each prescribed business activity or premises, under the operational control of the registered corporation.[24/2017]
(2) Without affecting section 78(2)(d), an energy efficiency improvement plan under subsection (1) must include information on the implementation of any part of the plan.[24/2017]
(3) Any registered corporation that contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.[24/2017]
29.—(1) A person that is required under this Division to submit any report or plan to the Director‑General must keep and maintain complete and accurate records containing such information, and in accordance with such other requirements, as may be prescribed under section 78, relating to —(a)
those reports and plans, including the preparation and submission of the reports and plans; and
(b)
monitoring and evaluation undertaken by the person to ensure compliance with this Act (except Part 4).[24/2017]
(2) The person mentioned in subsection (1) must —(a)
retain the records mentioned in that subsection for at least the prescribed period;
(b)
during the prescribed period mentioned in paragraph (a), make available for inspection by the Director‑General or any authorised officer, the records mentioned in subsection (1) when so requested by the Director‑General or any authorised officer; and
(c)
submit to the Director‑General the records mentioned in subsection (1), and any other record, document or information, that the Director‑General may require, in the time specified by the Director‑General.[24/2017]
(3) Any person that contravenes subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence.[24/2017]
30.—(1) Unless granted a waiver under section 31B, every registered corporation must appoint from among its employees the number of energy managers prescribed for that class, description or type of registered corporation, each being an employee who has the prescribed qualifications and training to carry out all of the following functions:(a)
assist the registered corporation generally to comply with the provisions of this Act;[Act 39 of 2024 wef 01/12/2025]
(b)
train and educate employees of the registered corporation as to the energy conservation practices of the registered corporation;
(c)
encourage energy conservation efforts by the registered corporation;
(d)
carry out any other duties that may be prescribed.[24/2017]
(2) A registered corporation must notify the Director‑General of every appointment of an energy manager within the prescribed period.
(3) Where the Director‑General is of the opinion that an energy manager is not suitably qualified, having regard to the prescribed qualifications or training (including any prescribed requirements relating to continuing education or training), the Director‑General may direct the registered corporation to appoint another suitably qualified energy manager in place of the firstmentioned energy manager within a specified time, and the registered corporation must comply with that direction.
(4) If any energy manager appointed under subsection (1) for any reason vacates his or her appointment —(a)
both the registered corporation and the energy manager must each, within the prescribed period, notify the Director‑General of that fact; and
(b)
if the energy manager who vacates his or her office is the only energy manager of the registered corporation, the registered corporation must —(i)
without delay appoint under subsection (1) another energy manager in substitution of the firstmentioned energy manager; and
(ii)
within the prescribed period, notify the Director‑General of that substitute appointment.
(5) Any registered corporation which contravenes subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4) shall be guilty of an offence.
31. Any person that —(a)
makes any statement in any report or plan required for submission to the Director‑General under this Act, knowing it to be false or misleading;
(b)
provides any statement, information or document in connection with a report or plan mentioned in paragraph (a) to the Director‑General, knowing it to be false or misleading;
(c)
falsifies any data required for a report or plan mentioned in paragraph (a) or otherwise required to be submitted to the Director‑General under this Act; or
(d)
makes any entry or omission in any record required to be kept under this Act, knowing it to be false or misleading, or makes any record containing a statement knowing it to be false or misleading,
shall be guilty of an offence.
[24/2017]
Subdivision (1) — Reports, waivers, penalties, etc.
31A.—(1) A requirement to submit a report or a plan under this Part to the Director‑General is a requirement to do so in accordance with any requirements prescribed under section 78 for the report or plan, including its preparation and submission.[24/2017]
(2) The Director‑General may, in respect of any incomplete or inaccurate report or plan submitted, in writing direct the person required to submit the report or plan to, within the time period specified in the direction (or any longer time that the Director‑General allows in the particular case) —(a)
carry out any rectification or re‑computation that the Director‑General requires; and
(b)
resubmit the report or plan,
and the person must comply with the direction.
[24/2017]
(3) Any person that contravenes subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence.[24/2017]
31B.—(1) A person that, in any particular case, is unable to comply with any requirement under section 12 for any regulated goods that the person intends to supply or import for the person’s own use (as the case may be), may apply in writing to the Director‑General for a waiver and the Director‑General may, upon being satisfied that there are good reasons to do so, waive the requirement for any of those goods.[24/2017]
[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(2) A person who, in any particular case, is unable to comply with section 23A, 26A, 26B, 27A, 27B or 28 may apply in writing to the Director‑General for a waiver and the Director‑General may, upon being satisfied that there are good reasons to do so, waive the application of that provision —(a)
generally or for a specified period of time; and
(b)
for any specified business activity or premises, or a part of any specified business activity or premises.[24/2017]
[Act 39 of 2024 wef 01/12/2025]
(3) Without affecting subsection (2), a person that, in any particular case, is unable to comply with a prescribed minimum energy efficiency standard under section 26B for a prescribed energy‑consuming system, may apply in writing to the Director‑General for a modification of the standard and the Director‑General may, upon being satisfied that there are good reasons to do so, modify the standard, subject to any condition that the Director‑General may impose; and the modified standard applies to the person in lieu of the prescribed standard accordingly.[24/2017]
(4) A person that, in any particular case, is unable to comply with section 27 or 30 may apply in writing to the Director‑General for a waiver and the Director‑General may, upon being satisfied that there are good reasons to do so, waive the application of that provision for a specified period of time.[24/2017; 23/2018]
32.—(1) Any person guilty of an offence under section 26A(3) (in relation to a contravention of section 26A(1)(b)), 26B(4) (in relation to a contravention of section 26B(2)(b) or (3)(b)), 27(2), 27A(2), 27B(2), 28(3), 29(3), 30(5) or 31A(3) shall be liable —(a)
on the first conviction of that offence, to a fine not exceeding $10,000; and
(b)
on a second or subsequent conviction of an offence under the same provision (and the same contravention where applicable) or if the person was previously convicted of an offence under a related provision, to a fine not exceeding $20,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $1,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after that second or subsequent conviction.[24/2017; 23/2018]
(2) The following apply for the purpose of subsection (1)(b):(a)
for an offence under section 27(2) (in relation to a contravention of section 27(1)), a related provision is section 27(1) as in force immediately before 1 January 2018;
(b)
for an offence under section 28(3), a related provision is section 29(1) as in force immediately before 1 January 2018;
(c)
for an offence under section 29(3), a related provision is section 28(1), (2) or (3) as in force immediately before 1 January 2018;
(d)
for an offence under section 31A(3), a related provision is section 27(4)(a) (in relation to a resubmission of a report) or (b) or 29(4) (as the case may be) as in force immediately before 1 January 2018.[24/2017]
(3) Any person guilty of an offence under section 26A(3) (in relation to a contravention of section 26A(1)(a)) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $100,000.[24/2017]
(4) Any person guilty of an offence under section 26B(4) (in relation to a contravention of section 26B(2)(a) or (3)(a)) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $500 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.[24/2017]
(5) Any person guilty of an offence under section 31 shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.[24/2017]
Subdivision (2) — Powers of enforcement
33. For the purposes of administering or enforcing this Part or determining whether this Part has been complied with, an authorised officer may, upon declaring the authorised officer’s office and producing to an occupier of premises the identification card the Director‑General directs to be carried by authorised officers, do all or any of the following:(a)
enter any premises —(i)
during normal business hours without notice; or
(ii)
at any other time after giving not less than 6 hours’ previous notice to the occupier of the premises (unless the occupier has consented to a shorter period of notice);
(b)
exercise any of the powers set out in sections 34, 35 and 36.[24/2017]
34.—(1) An authorised officer may exercise all or any of the following powers in relation to premises under section 33:(a)
search the premises for any thing that may relate to compliance with this Part;
(b)
examine any activity conducted on the premises that may relate to information provided for the purposes of this Part;
(c)
examine any thing on the premises that may relate to information provided for the purposes of this Part;
(d)
take photographs or make video or audio recordings or sketches on the premises of any such activity or thing;
(e)
affix or bring onto the premises, with such assistants and workmen as may be necessary, any meter or instrument and take readings from the meter or instrument, or take readings from any meter or instrument on the premises;
(f)
inspect any document on the premises that may relate to information provided for the purposes of this Part;
(g)
take extracts from, or make copies of, any such document;
(h)
take onto the premises such equipment and materials as the authorised officer requires for the purpose of exercising powers in relation to the premises;
(i)
seize any thing found during the exercise of monitoring powers on the premises which the authorised officer believes on reasonable grounds affords evidence of a contravention of this Part.
(2) An authorised officer may, in addition to the powers in subsection (1) —(a)
compel any person who is able to operate any equipment at the premises to do so for the purpose of enabling the authorised officer to ascertain whether the equipment, or a disk, tape or other storage device that can be used or associated with the equipment, contains information that is relevant to assessing compliance with this Part; and
(b)
if such information is found in exercise of the power in paragraph (a) —(i)
produce, or compel the production of, the information in documentary form, and keep or copy the documents so produced; or
(ii)
transfer, or compel the transfer of, the information to a disk, tape or other storage device, and remove it from the premises.
35.—(1) For the purposes of administering or enforcing this Part or determining whether this Part has been complied with, an authorised officer may (in connection with section 33 or otherwise) —(a)
require any person to provide to the authorised officer any information within the knowledge of that person; and
(b)
require any person to produce to the authorised officer any document in the person’s custody or under the person’s control in connection with the matter.[24/2017]
(2) The authorised officer may —(a)
specify a time and place at which a person must provide the information or produce the document under subsection (1); and
(b)
without payment —(i)
inspect, keep, copy, or make extracts from, a document produced or made available to the authorised officer under this section; and
(ii)
in relation to a document kept in electronic form, inspect, copy, or make extracts from, the document in legible form.[24/2017]
(3) Where a document is kept in electronic form, the power of the authorised officer to require the document to be produced includes the power to require the document to be made available to the authorised officer in legible form.[24/2017]
(4) To avoid doubt and without limiting subsection (1), that subsection applies to a person who supplies any energy‑consuming system prescribed under section 26B, or any equipment relating to such system, or both, in respect of information and documents relating to such supplies.[24/2017]
(5) Any person who, without reasonable excuse, refuses or fails to comply with a requirement under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.
36.—(1) An authorised officer may require any person found on the premises under section 33 to —(a)
give his or her name and address and any other proof of identity; and
(b)
provide any other particulars,
as the authorised officer may require for the purposes of this Part.
(2) Any person who, upon being required by the authorised officer to give his or her name and address or other proof of identity or to provide any particulars under subsection (1) —(a)
refuses to do so;
(b)
wilfully misstates his or her name and address or proof of identity; or
(c)
provides false particulars,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.
37. Where the Director‑General or any authorised officer exercises a power under this Part, the person against whom the power is exercised or sought to be exercised must provide the Director‑General, authorised officer or any person assisting the Director‑General or authorised officer (as the case may be) with all reasonable facilities and assistance for the effective exercise of the power.[24/2017]
38. Any person who at any time hinders or obstructs the Director‑General or any authorised officer in the performance or execution of his or her duty or of any thing which he or she is empowered or required to do under this Part shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —(a)
to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both; and
(b)
in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.
PART 4 — ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES FOR TRANSPORT SECTOR
Division 1 — Fuel economy labelling, etc., of motor vehicles
39. In this Division, unless the context otherwise requires —“authorised dealer” means a person who is appointed to sell a vehicle in Singapore under a distributorship agreement with the manufacturer of the vehicle;
“batch type-approval”, “modified type-approval” and “type‑approval” have the meanings given by rule 3D of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules;
“FEL effective date” or “fuel economy and vehicular emissions labelling effective date”, in relation to any motor vehicle, means the date on which the motor vehicle becomes one of a class, description or type of motor vehicle specified in an order under section 40;
“sale” includes attempting to sell, causing or allowing to be sold, or displaying for sale;
“vehicular emission”, in relation to a motor vehicle, means any vehicular emission that is a prescribed vehicular emission under section 11AA of the Road Traffic Act 1961.[24/2017]
40. The Transport Minister may, after consultation with the Land Transport Authority, by order in the Gazette, declare any class, description or type of motor vehicle to be subject to the requirements on fuel economy and vehicular emissions in this Division from the date specified in the order.[24/2017]
41.—(1) Any authorised dealer, manufacturer or importer of motor vehicles intending to sell or offer for sale any motor vehicle of a class, description or type specified in an order under section 40 in Singapore on or after the FEL effective date in respect of that motor vehicle shall —(a)
when applying for type-approval, batch type-approval or modified type-approval in respect of motor vehicles of that class, description or type, submit to the Registrar all of the following documents relating to the class, description or type of motor vehicle, in accordance with the prescribed requirements:(i)
a certificate relating to fuel economy issued by a standards organisation or an international authority recognised by the Registrar;
(ii)
data on fuel consumption and vehicular emissions (including vehicular emissions levels) measured or determined in accordance with such method or any method which meets such criteria as may be provided for in regulations made under section 62;
(iii)
such other information and documents relating to fuel economy and vehicular emissions as may be prescribed; and
(b)
if required by the Registrar —(i)
send one or more of the motor vehicles for such tests or inspections as the Registrar may specify; or
(ii)
provide to the Registrar any further documents or information that the Registrar may require in respect of those motor vehicles.[24/2017]
(2) The data required under subsection (1)(a)(ii) may be issued by a vehicle emission testing laboratory recognised by the Registrar.[24/2017]
(3) The Registrar may publish, in the form and manner the Registrar deems appropriate, the data submitted to the Registrar under subsection (1)(a)(ii).[24/2017]
42.—(1) A person must not, in the course of any trade or business, sell or offer for sale any motor vehicle of a class, description or type specified in an order under section 40 in Singapore on or after the FEL effective date for that motor vehicle, unless —(a)
throughout the period that the motor vehicle is displayed for sale, the motor vehicle bears the label on fuel economy and vehicular emissions, approved by the Registrar for that class, description or type of motor vehicle, in the prescribed manner; and
(b)
any printed promotional material or advertisement distributed by the person relating to the class, description or type of motor vehicle contains such information on fuel economy and vehicular emissions of the motor vehicle, in such form and manner, as may be prescribed for the type of material or advertisement being distributed.[24/2017]
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.
43. Any person who —(a)
in relation to any submission to the Registrar under section 41, makes or causes to be made any statement or declaration which is false or misleading in any material particular;
(b)
makes or causes to be made any entry or omission in the information or documents submitted to the Registrar, which to the person’s knowledge is false or misleading in any material particular; or
(c)
forges any approval, certificate or data required to be submitted to the Registrar or any label on fuel economy and vehicular emissions mentioned in section 42,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.
[24/2017]
Division 2 — Energy management practices for transport facility operators
44. In this Division, unless the context otherwise requires, “transport facility operator” means any transport facility operator declared, or which qualifies, by an order under section 45 to be such.
45.—(1) The Transport Minister may, by order in the Gazette —(a)
declare any airport service operator, land transport operator or port service operator to be a transport facility operator from the date specified in the order; or
(b)
declare any qualifications by which any airport service operator, land transport operator or port service operator qualifies as a transport facility operator.
(2) The order under subsection (1) may describe the qualifications of a transport facility operator, in terms of one or both of the following:(a)
a type of business activity or type of premises over which an airport service operator, a land transport operator or a port service operator has operational control;
(b)
an energy use threshold attained by a business activity, or by one or more premises, over which an airport service operator, a land transport operator or a port service operator has operational control.
46.—(1) The appropriate sector regulator may, for the purpose of ascertaining whether any airport service operator, land transport operator or port service operator qualifies as a transport facility operator, do all or any of the following:(a)
by written notice, require the airport service operator, land transport operator or port service operator, as the case may be, to —(i)
carry out any test or inspection that the sector regulator may specify; or
(ii)
provide to the sector regulator any report, document or information that the sector regulator may require in respect of any business activity or premises of the airport service operator, land transport operator or port service operator;
(b)
enter the premises of the airport service operator, land transport operator or port service operator (as the case may be) during normal business hours and carry out any test or inspection that a transport sector authorised officer of the sector regulator may think necessary.[23/2018]
(2) Any person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with any requirement of the sector regulator under subsection (1)(a) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.
47.—(1) Every transport facility operator shall, within the period and in the manner prescribed, prepare and submit to the appropriate sector regulator in accordance with subsection (2), a report relating to the —(a)
energy consumption;
(b)
energy production; and
(c)
greenhouse gas emissions,
from the operation of any business activity or premises or part thereof under the operational control of the transport facility operator during a prescribed period.
(2) A report under subsection (1) must —(a)
be in the form provided by the sector regulator;
(b)
contain data on the required information computed in accordance with such method as may be prescribed or any method which meets such criteria as may be prescribed; and
(c)
contain any other information that may be prescribed.
(3) The sector regulator may, in respect of any incomplete or inaccurate report from a transport facility operator, in writing direct the transport facility operator to do all of the following within the period specified in the direction:(a)
to carry out any rectification or re‑computation that the sector regulator requires;
(b)
to re-submit the report.
(4) Any transport facility operator which —(a)
fails to submit or re-submit a report under this section within the period delimited under this section or within any extended time that the sector regulator allows in any particular case;
(b)
fails to comply with any direction given by the sector regulator under subsection (3)(a); or
(c)
submits a false or misleading report,
shall be guilty of an offence.
48.—(1) Every transport facility operator must keep and maintain complete and accurate records in the prescribed form and manner containing such information as may be prescribed —(a)
where the records are relevant to the preparation by the transport facility operator of complete and accurate reports under section 47 or energy efficiency improvement plans under section 49; and
(b)
where the records are relevant to monitoring and evaluating compliance by the transport facility operator with this Act.
(2) A transport facility operator must —(a)
retain the records mentioned in subsection (1) for the prescribed period; and
(b)
during that prescribed period, make available to any transport sector authorised officer of the sector regulator the records mentioned in subsection (1) for inspection whenever requested to do so by the transport sector authorised officer.
(3) A transport facility operator must submit any record, or provide any other document or information, that may be required by the sector regulator within the time specified by the sector regulator.
(4) Any transport facility operator which contravenes subsection (1), (2) or (3) shall be guilty of an offence.
49.—(1) Unless granted a waiver under subsection (3), a transport facility operator must prepare and submit to the appropriate sector regulator, in accordance with subsection (2) and any other prescribed requirements, an energy efficiency improvement plan for a prescribed period in respect of any business activity or premises over which the transport facility operator has operational control.
(2) An energy efficiency improvement plan must —(a)
contain the information (including information on the implementation of any part of the plan) prescribed; and
(b)
be submitted at the prescribed intervals and within the prescribed period.
(3) A transport facility operator which is unable to comply with subsection (1) in any particular case may apply in writing to the sector regulator for a waiver and the sector regulator may, if it is satisfied that there are good reasons to do so, waive the application of subsection (1) for a specified period of time or in respect of a specified business activity or specified premises or part thereof of the transport facility operator.
(4) The sector regulator may, in respect of any incomplete energy efficiency improvement plan, in writing direct the transport facility operator, within the time specified in the direction —(a)
to carry out any rectification or re‑computation that the sector regulator requires; and
(b)
to re-submit the energy efficiency improvement plan.
(5) Any transport facility operator which contravenes subsection (1) or fails to comply with a direction under subsection (4) shall be guilty of an offence.
50.—(1) Unless granted a waiver under subsection (5), every transport facility operator must appoint from among its employees the number of energy managers prescribed for that class, description or type of transport facility operator, each being an employee who has the prescribed qualifications and training to carry out all of the following functions:(a)
assist the transport facility operator —(i)
to prepare the report for submission under section 47;
(ii)
to maintain the records required under section 48;
(iii)
to prepare the energy efficiency improvement plan for submission under section 49 and implement the energy efficiency measures proposed in the energy efficiency improvement plan; and
(iv)
generally to comply with the provisions of this Act;
(b)
train and educate employees of the transport facility operator as to the energy conservation practices of the transport facility operator;
(c)
encourage energy conservation efforts by the transport facility operator;
(d)
carry out any other duties that may be prescribed.
(2) A transport facility operator must notify the appropriate sector regulator of every appointment of an energy manager within the prescribed period.
(3) Where the sector regulator is of the opinion that an energy manager is not suitably qualified, having regard to the prescribed qualifications or training (including any prescribed requirements relating to continuing education or training), the sector regulator may direct the transport facility operator to appoint another suitably qualified energy manager in place of the firstmentioned energy manager within a specified time, and the transport facility operator must comply with the direction.
(4) If any energy manager appointed under subsection (1) for any reason vacates his or her appointment —(a)
both the transport facility operator and the energy manager must each, within the prescribed period, notify the sector regulator of that fact; and
(b)
if the energy manager who vacates his or her office is the only energy manager of the transport facility operator, the transport facility operator must —(i)
without delay appoint under subsection (1) another energy manager in substitution of the firstmentioned energy manager; and
(ii)
within the prescribed period, notify the sector regulator of that substitute appointment.
(5) A transport facility operator which is unable to comply with subsection (1) in any particular case may apply in writing to the sector regulator for a waiver and the sector regulator may, if it is satisfied that there are good reasons to do so, waive the application of subsection (1) for a specified period of time.
(6) Any transport facility operator which contravenes subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4) shall be guilty of an offence.
51. Any energy manager appointed under section 50 who —(a)
in any report or energy efficiency improvement plan prepared for submission to the appropriate sector regulator under this Act, makes any statement which he or she knows to be false or misleading;
(b)
makes any entry or omission in any record required to be kept under this Act, which he or she knows to be false or misleading, or makes any record containing a statement which he or she knows to be false or misleading; or
(c)
falsifies any data required to be submitted to the appropriate sector regulator under this Act,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.
52. A transport facility operator which is guilty of an offence under section 47, 48, 49 or 50 shall be liable —(a)
on the first conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000; and
(b)
on a second or subsequent conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $1,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after that second or subsequent conviction.
Division 3 — Powers of enforcement
53. For the purposes of determining whether this Part has been complied with, a transport sector authorised officer of the appropriate sector regulator may, on declaration of his or her office and production to the person against whom he or she is acting of the identification card the sector regulator directs to be carried by its transport sector authorised officers —(a)
enter any premises owned or occupied by —(i)
an authorised dealer, manufacturer or importer of motor vehicles; or
(ii)
a transport facility operator,
during normal business hours without notice, or at any other time after giving not less than 6 hours’ previous notice to the occupier of the premises (unless the occupier has consented to a shorter period of notice); and
(b)
exercise the powers set out in sections 54, 55 and 56.
54.—(1) A transport sector authorised officer of the appropriate sector regulator may exercise all or any of the following powers in relation to premises under section 53:(a)
search the premises for any thing that may relate to compliance with this Part;
(b)
examine any activity conducted on the premises that may relate to information provided for the purposes of this Part;
(c)
examine any thing on the premises that may relate to information provided for the purposes of this Part;
(d)
take photographs or make video or audio recordings or sketches on the premises of any such activity or thing;
(e)
affix or bring onto the premises, with such assistants and workmen as may be necessary, any meter or instrument and take readings from the meter or instrument, or take readings from any meter or instrument on the premises;
(f)
inspect any document on the premises that may relate to information provided for the purposes of this Part;
(g)
take extracts from, or make copies of, any such document;
(h)
take onto the premises such equipment and materials as the transport sector authorised officer requires for the purpose of exercising powers in relation to the premises;
(i)
seize any thing found during the exercise of monitoring powers on the premises which the transport sector authorised officer believes on reasonable grounds affords evidence of a contravention of this Part.
(2) A transport sector authorised officer of the sector regulator may, in addition to the powers in subsection (1) —(a)
compel any person who is able to operate any equipment at the premises to do so for the purpose of enabling the transport sector authorised officer to ascertain whether the equipment, or a disk, tape or other storage device that can be used or associated with the equipment, contains information that is relevant to assessing compliance with this Part; and
(b)
if such information is found in exercise of the power in paragraph (a) —(i)
produce, or compel the production of, the information in documentary form, and keep or copy the documents so produced; or
(ii)
transfer, or compel the transfer of, the information to a disk, tape or other storage device, and remove it from the premises.
s 55Transport sector authorised officer may require persons to furnish information and produce documentsOpen ↗
55.—(1) A transport sector authorised officer of the appropriate sector regulator may require —(a)
any authorised dealer, manufacturer or importer of motor vehicles;
(b)
any transport facility operator;
(c)
any person who apparently represents a person referred to in paragraph (a) or (b);
(d)
an energy manager of a transport facility operator; or
(e)
any person who is on the premises of a person referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) when the transport sector authorised officer exercises his or her powers under section 53 or 54,
to provide any information within the knowledge of that person or produce any document in the person’s custody or under the person’s control in connection with the matter, and may, without payment, inspect, keep, copy or make extracts from such document.
(2) Any person who, without reasonable excuse, refuses or fails to comply with a requirement under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.
56.—(1) A transport sector authorised officer of the appropriate sector regulator may require any person found on the premises under section 53 to —(a)
give his or her name and address and any other proof of identity; and
(b)
provide any other particulars,
as the transport sector authorised officer may require for the purposes of this Part.
(2) Any person who, upon being required by the transport sector authorised officer to give his or her name and address or other proof of identity or to provide any particulars under subsection (1) —(a)
refuses to do so;
(b)
wilfully misstates his or her name and address or proof of identity; or
(c)
provides false particulars,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.
57.—(1) For the purpose of investigating any offence under this Part, a transport sector authorised officer of the appropriate sector regulator may do all or any of the following:(a)
examine orally any person who appears to be acquainted with the facts and circumstances of matters under this Part —(i)
whether before or after that person or anyone else is charged with an offence in connection with the matter; and
(ii)
whether or not that person is to be called as a witness in any inquiry, trial or other proceeding in connection with the matter;
(b)
require by written notice the attendance before himself or herself of any person within the limits of Singapore, who, from information given or otherwise, appears to be acquainted with the facts and circumstances of matters under this Part, and that person must attend as required;
(c)
require any person to provide any information or produce any book, document or copy of such book or document in the possession of that person and, without payment, inspect, keep, copy or take extracts from such book or document.
(2) Any person examined under this section is bound to state truly what the person knows of the facts and circumstances concerning matters under this Part, except that he or she need not say anything that might expose him or her to a criminal charge, penalty or forfeiture.
(3) A statement made by any person examined under this section must —(a)
be reduced to writing;
(b)
be read over to the person;
(c)
if the person does not understand English, be interpreted in a language that the person understands; and
(d)
after correction (if necessary) be signed by the person.
(4) If any person fails to attend as required by a notice under subsection (1)(b), the transport sector authorised officer may report the failure to a Magistrate who may thereupon issue a warrant to secure the attendance of that person as required by the notice.
s 58Authorised dealer, etc., and transport facility operator to provide transport sector authorised officer with all facilities and assistanceOpen ↗
58. Any authorised dealer, manufacturer or importer of motor vehicles and any transport facility operator must provide any transport sector authorised officer exercising his or her powers under this Part, and any person assisting that officer, all reasonable facilities and assistance for the effective exercise of their powers.
59. Any person who at any time hinders or obstructs any transport sector authorised officer in the performance or execution of his or her duty or of any thing which the transport sector authorised officer is empowered or required to do under this Part shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —(a)
to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both; and
(b)
in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.
60.—(1) The appropriate sector regulator or an officer authorised by the sector regulator to compound offences may compound any offence under this Part that is prescribed as a compoundable offence by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum not exceeding the lower of the following:(a)
one half of the amount of the maximum fine that is prescribed for the offence;
(b)
$5,000.
(2) On payment of the sum of money, no further proceedings are to be taken against that person in respect of the offence.
(3) The Transport Minister may make regulations to prescribe the offences which may be compounded.
(4) All sums collected under this section must be paid to the Consolidated Fund.
61. The Transport Minister may, by order in the Gazette and with or without conditions, exempt —(a)
any class, description or type of motor vehicles, business activity or premises from all or any of the provisions of this Part; or
(b)
any class or description of persons from compliance with all or any of the provisions of this Part.
62.—(1) The Transport Minister may make regulations necessary or expedient for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Part.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Transport Minister may make regulations for or with respect to all or any of the following matters:(a)
providing for additional fuel economy and vehicular emissions testing, labelling or reporting requirements in relation to any class, description or type of motor vehicle specified in an order under section 40;
(b)
specifying a minimum fuel economy standard with which any class, description or type of motor vehicle specified in an order under section 40 must comply;
(c)
establishing a register of transport facility operators;
(d)
specifying any energy efficiency standards or energy management standards with which any class or description of transport facility operators must comply;
(e)
in relation to reports under section 47 —(i)
specifying the methods, or criteria for methods, by which the amounts of emissions, reduction, removal, offsets, energy production or energy consumption are to be measured, including specifying —(A)
different methods or criteria for different transport facility operators;
(B)
different methods or criteria depending on the circumstances in which the emissions, reduction, removal, offsets, production or consumption occurred;
(C)
conditions relating to the use of different methods or criteria;
(D)
rating systems for those methods (including different rating systems for different circumstances); and
(E)
the particular rating given to each of those methods; and
(ii)
specifying different requirements in relation to the information to be supplied in the report for different circumstances;
(f)
requirements for the preparation and submission of a report under section 47 or an energy efficiency improvement plan under section 49;
(g)
requirements relating to the implementation of energy efficiency measures proposed in any energy efficiency improvement plan under section 49;
(h)
in relation to an energy manager under this Part —(i)
the requirements for the appointment, training and qualification of an energy manager;
(ii)
the functions and duties of an energy manager; and
(iii)
the powers of an energy manager, being necessary powers for the discharge of his or her functions and duties;
(i)
prescribing any forms for use under this Part;
(j)
prescribing any fees and charges payable for the purposes of this Part;
(k)
prescribing any other matter which is required or permitted to be prescribed to give effect to this Part.[24/2017]
(3) The Transport Minister may, in making any regulations under this section, provide that any contravention of any of the provisions of such regulations shall be an offence punishable with a fine not exceeding $10,000 or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or with both.
63.—(1) Any regulations made under section 62 may adopt wholly or partially, or as amended by the regulations or by reference, any code, standard, rule, specification or provision which relates to any matter with which the regulations deal and which —(a)
is recommended, issued or adopted by any standards organisation or body (whether within or outside Singapore) approved by the appropriate sector regulator; or
(b)
is considered by the appropriate sector regulator to be appropriate for adoption for the purposes of this Part.
(2) The sector regulator must cause a copy of every code, standard, rule, specification or provision adopted under subsection (1) to be made available for inspection by members of the public without charge at the office of the sector regulator during normal office hours.
(3) In any proceedings, a copy certified by the appropriate sector regulator as a true copy of a code, standard, rule, specification or provision adopted under subsection (1) is evidence of the code, standard, rule, specification or provision so adopted.
PART 5 — MISCELLANEOUS
64.—(1) For the purpose of carrying out his or her duties and functions under this Act, or obtaining information to assist a sector regulator in carrying out its duties and functions under Part 4, the Director‑General may, by a written notice to any of the following persons (called in this section an energy supplier), require the energy supplier to provide the Director‑General with data relating to the energy consumption of any person, business activity or premises specified in the notice:(a)
any electricity licensee under the Electricity Act 2001;
(b)
any gas licensee under the Gas Act 2001;
(c)
any other supplier of steam, oil, fuel, district cooling services or other types of energy.
(2) An energy supplier to whom a notice is directed under subsection (1) must provide the data required in the form and manner and within the time specified in the notice.
(3) An energy supplier which, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.
65.—(1) The Director‑General may, from time to time, undertake investigations or surveys of the levels of energy consumption, energy production or greenhouse gas emissions for the purposes of —(a)
assessing the impact on the environment of certain industries or activities; or
(b)
advising the Minister or other public bodies concerning energy or environmental policies.
(2) For the purpose of any investigation or survey under subsection (1), the Director‑General may by written notice require any person to provide the Director‑General, within the time and in the form and manner specified by the Director‑General, any information relating to the energy consumption, energy production or greenhouse gas emissions of that person as the Director‑General may require.
(3) Any person to whom a notice under subsection (2) is directed who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with the notice shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.
66.—(1) For the purpose of investigating any offence under this Act (except Part 4), an authorised officer may do all or any of the following:(a)
examine orally any person who appears to be acquainted with the facts and circumstances of matters under this Act —(i)
whether before or after that person or anyone else is charged with an offence in connection with the matter; and
(ii)
whether or not that person is to be called as a witness in any inquiry, trial or other proceeding in connection with the matter;
(b)
require by written notice the attendance before himself or herself of any person within the limits of Singapore, who, from information given or otherwise, appears to be acquainted with the facts and circumstances of matters under this Act, and that person must attend as required;
(c)
require any person to provide any information or produce any book, document or copy of such book or document in the possession of that person and, without payment, inspect, keep, copy or take extracts from such book or document.
(2) Any person examined under this section is bound to state truly what the person knows of the facts and circumstances concerning matters under this Act, except that the person need not say anything that might expose the person to a criminal charge, penalty or forfeiture.
(3) A statement made by any person examined under this section must —(a)
be reduced to writing;
(b)
be read over to the person;
(c)
if the person does not understand English, be interpreted in a language that the person understands; and
(d)
after correction (if necessary) be signed by the person.
(4) If any person fails to attend as required by a notice under subsection (1)(b), the authorised officer may report the failure to a Magistrate who may thereupon issue a warrant to secure the attendance of that person as required by the notice.
s 67Notices and other documents may be given by authorised officer or transport sector authorised officerOpen ↗
67.—(1) All notices and other documents of any nature which —(a)
the Director‑General is empowered to give under this Act may, subject to the direction of the Director‑General, be given by any authorised officer on behalf of the Director‑General; and
(b)
a sector regulator is empowered to give under this Act may, subject to the direction of the sector regulator, be given by any transport sector authorised officer appointed by that sector regulator on its behalf.
(2) Where any such notice or document mentioned in subsection (1)(a) requires authentication, the signature or an official facsimile of the signature of the Director‑General or an authorised officer affixed to the notice or document is sufficient authentication.
(3) Where any such notice or document mentioned in subsection (1)(b) requires authentication, the signature or an official facsimile of the signature of the Chief Executive, or a transport sector authorised officer, of the sector regulator affixed to the notice or document is sufficient authentication.
68.—(1) Every notice or document required or authorised by this Act to be served on any person may be served —(a)
in the case of an individual —(i)
by delivering it to the individual personally;
(ii)
by leaving it with an adult person apparently resident at, or by sending it by post to, the usual or last known address of the place of residence of the individual;
(iii)
by leaving it with an adult person apparently employed at, or by sending it by post to, the usual or last known address of the place of business of the individual;
(iv)
by affixing a copy of the notice in a conspicuous place at the usual or last known address of the place of residence or business of the individual;[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(v)
by sending it by fax to the fax number operated at the usual or last known address of the place of residence or business of the individual, or the last fax number given to an authorised officer or a transport sector authorised officer by the individual as the fax number for the service of documents on the individual; or[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(vi)
by sending it by email to the individual’s last email address;[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(b)
in the case of a partnership other than a limited liability partnership —(i)
by delivering it to any one of the partners or the secretary or other similar officer of the partnership;
(ii)
by leaving it at, or by sending it by post to, the principal or last known place of business of the partnership in Singapore;[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(iii)
by sending it by fax to the fax number operated at the principal or last known place of business of the partnership in Singapore; or[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(iv)
by sending it by email to the partnership’s last email address; and[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(c)
in the case of a body corporate —(i)
by delivering it to the secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate or, in the case of a limited liability partnership, the manager of the limited liability partnership;
(ii)
by leaving it at, or by sending it by post to, the registered office or principal office of the body corporate in Singapore;[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(iii)
by sending it by fax to the fax number operated at the registered office or principal office of the body corporate in Singapore; or[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(iv)
by sending it by email to the last email address of the body corporate.[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(2) Where any notice or other document to be served on any person is —(a)
sent by fax to the fax number operated at the last known place of residence or business or registered office or principal office in accordance with subsection (1), it is deemed to have been duly served on the person to whom it is addressed on the day of transmission, subject to receipt on the sending fax machine of a notification (by electronic or other means) of a successful transmission to the place of residence or business or registered office or principal office, as the case may be;[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(b)
sent by post, it is deemed to have been duly served on the person to whom it is addressed by the time at which it would have been delivered in the ordinary course of post; and[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(c)
sent by email, it is deemed to have been duly served on the person to whom it is addressed at the time that the email becomes capable of being retrieved by the person to whom it is sent.[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(2A) However, service of any notice or document under this Act on a person by email may be effected only with the person’s prior written consent to service in that way.[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(3) A notice or other document required or authorised by this Act to be served on the owner or occupier of any premises is deemed to be properly addressed if addressed by the description of the “owner” or “occupier” of the premises without further name or description.
(4) This section does not apply to notices and other documents to be served in proceedings in court.
(5) In this section —“body corporate” includes a limited liability partnership;
“last email address” means the last email address given by the addressee concerned to the person serving the notice or document as the email address for the service of notices or documents under this Act.[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
69.—(1) No misnomer or inaccurate description of any person, premises, building, holding, street or place named or described in any document prepared, issued or served under, by virtue of or for the purposes of this Act in any way affects the operation of this Act as respects that person or place if that person or place is so designated in the document as to be identifiable.
(2) No proceedings taken under or by virtue of this Act shall be invalid for want of form.
70.—(1) The contents of any document prepared, issued or served by the Agency, a sector regulator or any authorised officer or transport sector authorised officer under or for the purposes of this Act is, until the contrary is proved, presumed to be correct.
(2) All records, registers and other documents kept by the Agency or a sector regulator or by any authorised officer or transport sector authorised officer for the purposes of this Act are deemed to be public documents.
(3) A copy of or an extract from any document mentioned in subsection (2) that is —(a)
certified by an officer or employee of the Agency or sector regulator responsible for the custody of such documents to be a true copy or extract, as the case may be; and
(b)
subscribed by the officer or employee with his or her name and official title,
is admissible in evidence as proof of the contents of the document or extract from the document.
71. Despite section 47 of the National Environment Agency Act 2002, section 14 of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Act 2009, section 41 of the Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act 1995 and section 98 of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1996 —(a)
the Director-General, and any authorised officer with the approval of the Director-General; and
(b)
each of the sector regulators, and any transport sector authorised officer with the approval of the appropriate sector regulator,
may provide any information, report or document obtained in the performance of their duties or in the exercise of their functions under this Act to any of the public officers or statutory bodies set out in the Schedule for the purpose of enabling the performance or discharge by that public officer or statutory body of his, her or its functions or duties.
72.—(1) Where an offence under this Act committed by a body corporate is proved —(a)
to have been committed with the consent or connivance of an officer of the body corporate; or
(b)
to be attributable to any act or default on the part of any officer of the body corporate,
the officer as well as the body corporate shall be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
(2) Where the affairs of a body corporate are managed by its members, subsection (1) applies in relation to the acts and defaults of a member in connection with the member’s functions of management as if the member were a director of the body corporate.
(3) Where an offence under this Act committed by a partnership is proved —(a)
to have been committed with the consent or connivance of a partner; or
(b)
to be attributable to any act or default on the partner’s part,
the partner as well as the partnership shall be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
(4) Where an offence under this Act committed by an unincorporated association (other than a partnership) is proved —(a)
to have been committed with the consent or connivance of an officer of the unincorporated association or a member of its governing body; or
(b)
to be attributable to any act or default on the part of such officer or member,
the officer or member as well as the unincorporated association shall be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
(5) In this section —“body corporate” includes a limited liability partnership;
“officer” —(a)
in relation to a body corporate, means any director, partner, member of the committee of management, chief executive, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate and includes any person purporting to act in that capacity; or
(b)
in relation to an unincorporated association (other than a partnership), means the president, the secretary, or any member of the committee of the unincorporated association, or any person holding a position analogous to that of president, secretary or member of a committee and includes any person purporting to act in that capacity;
“partner” includes a person purporting to act as a partner.
(6) The Minister may make regulations to provide for the application of any provision of this section, with any modifications that the Minister considers appropriate, to any body corporate, limited liability partnership or unincorporated association formed or recognised under the law of a territory outside Singapore.
73.—(1) Where any person is convicted of an offence under this Act, the court may, in addition to or instead of imposing any penalty, order the person to take, within the time specified in the order (or within such further time as the court may allow), the steps specified in the order for remedying the matters in respect of which the contravention occurred.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), where an order is made under subsection (1), the convicted person shall not be liable under this Act in respect of the continuation of the contravention during the time specified in the order or allowed by the court to remedy the matters in respect of which the contravention occurred.
(3) If, after the expiration of the time specified in the order or allowed by the court under subsection (1) following a conviction of an offence, the order is not complied with, the person mentioned in that subsection shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 for every day during which the non-compliance continues after the date of conviction for that firstmentioned offence.
74.—(1) The Director-General or any officer of the Agency authorised by the Director-General to compound offences may compound any offence under this Act (except Part 4) that is prescribed as a compoundable offence by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum not exceeding the lower of the following:(a)
one half of the amount of the maximum fine that is prescribed for the offence;
(b)
$5,000.
(2) On payment of the sum of money, no further proceedings are to be taken against that person in respect of the offence.
(3) The Minister may make regulations to prescribe the offences which may be compounded, including offences under the provisions of this Act which have been repealed.[24/2017]
(4) All sums collected under this section must be paid to the Consolidated Fund.
75. Nothing in this Act prevents any person from being prosecuted under any other written law for any act or omission which constitutes an offence under this Act or from being liable under that other law to any other or higher punishment or penalty than that provided by this Act, except that a person must not be punished twice for the same offence.
76.—(1) The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, amend, add to or vary the Schedule.
(2) The Minister may, in any order made under subsection (1), make such incidental, consequential or supplementary provision as may be necessary or expedient.
(3) Any order made under subsection (1) must be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette.
77. The Minister may, by order in the Gazette and with or without conditions, exempt —(a)
any class or description of goods, business activity or premises from all or any of the provisions of this Act (except Part 4); or
(b)
any class or description of persons from compliance with all or any of the provisions of this Act (except Part 4).
78.—(1) The Minister may make regulations necessary or expedient for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act (except Part 4).
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Minister may make regulations for or with respect to, or to otherwise make provision for, all or any of the following matters:(a)
the registration requirements in relation to —(i)
regulated goods;
(ii)
suppliers of regulated goods; and
(iii)
registrable corporations;
(aa)
the regulation of any advertisement of regulated goods (whether or not originating in Singapore) accessible by a person physically present in Singapore (called in this paragraph a person in Singapore), including —(i)
any information relating to the energy efficiency of the goods that must be contained in any such advertisement;
(ii)
the prohibition of any advertisement with respect to which any prescribed requirement is not complied with (called in this paragraph a non-compliant advertisement); and
(iii)
requirements in relation to the prevention of publication, rectification or withdrawal of any non-compliant advertisement (including the removal of any non-compliant advertisement or the disabling of access by a person in Singapore to any non-compliant advertisement, if published on the Internet) and the person in Singapore or person with a business establishment in Singapore that must comply with such requirements;[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(ab)
the circumstances in which a person —(i)
that imports or manufactures regulated goods for supply in Singapore, and subsequently uses or permits another person to use those regulated goods for a purpose other than for such supply; or
(ii)
that imports goods for the person’s own use, and subsequently —(A)
uses those goods in circumstances where the import would (if it had been for or under those circumstances) have been a prohibited import of regulated goods under section 12(1)(b); or
(B)
permits another person to use those goods in prescribed circumstances,
commits an offence;
[Act 10 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(b)
the form of any application, report, plan or other document mentioned in this Act (except Part 4);
(c)
the preparation of any application, report, plan or other document mentioned in this Act (except Part 4), including the person that should prepare the same and any criteria that the person must satisfy;
(d)
the information and documents to be included in or to accompany any application, report, plan or other document mentioned in this Act (except Part 4);
(e)
without affecting paragraph (d), in relation to any report or plan mentioned in this Act (except Part 4), the methods, or criteria for the methods, by which the amounts of reductions, removals, offsets, energy production, energy consumption or any other matters are to be measured or determined, including any one or more of the following:(i)
conditions relating to the use of different methods or criteria;
(ii)
rating systems for those methods;
(iii)
the particular rating given to each of those methods;
(f)
the period within which any application, report, plan or other document mentioned in this Act (except Part 4) is to be submitted (including at prescribed intervals);
(g)
the manner in which any application, report, plan or other document mentioned in this Act (except Part 4) is to be submitted, including the person that should submit the same and any criteria that the person must satisfy;
(h)
the implementation of energy efficiency measures proposed in any energy efficiency improvement plan under section 28;
(i)
the criteria which any person carrying out any assessment required under this Act (except Part 4) must satisfy;
(j)
in relation to an energy manager under Part 3 —(i)
the appointment, training and qualification of an energy manager;
(ii)
the functions and duties of an energy manager; and
(iii)
the powers of an energy manager, being necessary powers for the discharge of the energy manager’s functions and duties;
(k)
any fees and charges payable for an application under, or for any purpose of, this Act (except Part 4);
(l)
any other matter that is required or permitted to be prescribed to give effect to this Act (except Part 4).[24/2017; 23/2018]
(3) Regulations made under this section may make different provision —(a)
for different classes, descriptions or types of goods, persons or industry sectors; and
(b)
for different circumstances (including, in relation to subsection (2)(e), the circumstances in which the reductions, removals, offsets, energy production, energy consumption or other matters occur).[24/2017; 23/2018]
(4) The Minister may make regulations for the purpose of coordinating the exercise of powers by the Director-General under this Act and the exercise of powers by any other sector regulator mentioned in Part 4, and may, in particular, make regulations to provide for the procedure to be followed —(a)
in determining, in a particular case or category of cases, whether the Director-General (or an authorised officer) should exercise his or her powers or whether a sector regulator (or a transport sector authorised officer) should exercise his, her or its powers; and
(b)
where the Director-General and a sector regulator, or their respective authorised officers or transport sector authorised officers, may exercise their respective powers concurrently or conjunctively.
(5) The Minister may, in making any regulations under this section, provide that any contravention of any of the provisions of such regulations is an offence punishable with a fine not exceeding $10,000 or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or with both.
79.—(1) Any regulations made under section 78 may adopt wholly or partially, or as amended by the regulations or by reference, any code, standard, rule, specification or provision which relates to any matter with which the regulations deal and which —(a)
is recommended, issued or adopted by any standards organisation or body (whether within or outside Singapore) approved by the Director‑General; or
(b)
is considered by the Director‑General to be appropriate for adoption for the purposes of this Act.
(2) The Director‑General must cause a copy of every code, standard, rule, specification or provision adopted under subsection (1) to be made available for inspection by members of the public without charge at the office of the Agency during normal office hours.
(3) In any proceedings, a copy certified by the Director‑General as a true copy of a code, standard, rule, specification or provision adopted under subsection (1) is evidence of the code, standard, rule, specification or provision so adopted.
80. Any person who, immediately before 1 September 2013, was a registered supplier under the repealed Part XA of the Environmental Protection and Management Act 1999 is deemed to be a registered supplier under this Act.
Cite this legislation
- Official citation
- ECA2012
- Source
- sso.agc.gov.sg
- Data synced
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