Singapore legislation

Section 2

of Energy Conservation Act 2012

Section 2

Interpretation

Amended by30/2015

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.

Definition

“Agency” means the National Environment Agency established by the National Environment Agency Act 2002;

Definition

“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;

Definition

“authorised officer” means an officer appointed by the Director‑General under section 6(2) to be an authorised officer;

Definition

“Civil Aviation Authority” means the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore reconstituted by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Act 2009;

Definition

“corporation” and “related corporation” have the meanings given by the Companies Act 1967;

Definition

“Director-General” means the Director-General of Environmental Protection appointed under the Environmental Protection and Management Act 1999;

Definition

“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;

Definition

“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;

Definition

“Land Transport Authority” means the Land Transport Authority of Singapore established by the Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act 1995;

Definition

“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;

Definition

“Maritime and Port Authority” means the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore established by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1996;

Definition

“Minister”, except in Part 4, means the Minister charged with the responsibility for the environment and water resources;

Definition

“motor vehicle” means a vehicle that consumes electricity or fuel;

Definition

“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;

Definition

“premises” means any building, plant, workplace or other premises at which electricity, fuel or any other form of energy is consumed;

Definition

“Registrar” has the meaning given by the Road Traffic Act 1961;

Definition

“sector regulator” means the applicable regulator responsible for the administration of the provisions of this Act, determined in accordance with section 7;

Definition

“Transport Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for transport;

Definition

“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;

Definition

“workplace” has the meaning given by section 5 of the Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006.

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