Clause 7

The Minister may, from time to time, by notification in the Gazette, declare an area to be a service area where district cooling services are to be provided to the area, on such terms and conditions as he thinks fit.

A notification under subsection (1) shall state that a plan of the service area may be inspected at such place as is specified in the notification.

Unless exempted, the occupier of every premises within a service area requiring air conditioning shall use the district cooling services provided by a licensee if such services are available within the service area.

An owner or occupier of any premises within a service area may apply in writing to the Authority for exemption from subsection (3) and the decision of the Authority shall be final.

No licensee shall refuse to provide district cooling services to any premises within his service area.

Any person who contravenes subsection (3) or (5) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $250 for every day or part thereof during which the offence continues after conviction.