Singapore legislation
Section 50
Section 50
Appointment of energy manager
(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:
assist the transport facility operator —
to prepare the report for submission under section 47;
to maintain the records required under section 48;
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
generally to comply with the provisions of this Act;
train and educate employees of the transport facility operator as to the energy conservation practices of the transport facility operator;
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 —
both the transport facility operator and the energy manager must each, within the prescribed period, notify the sector regulator of that fact; and
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 —
without delay appoint under subsection (1) another energy manager in substitution of the firstmentioned energy manager; and
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.