Singapore legislation

Clause 50

Appointment of energy manager

(1)

Unless granted a waiver under subsection (5), every transport facility operator shall appoint from among its employees such number of energy managers as may be 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 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; and

(d)

carry out such other duties as may be prescribed.

(2)

A transport facility operator shall notify the appropriate sector regulator of every appointment of an energy manager within such period as may be prescribed.

(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 first-mentioned energy manager within a specified time, and the transport facility operator shall comply with such direction.

(4)

If any energy manager appointed under subsection (1) for any reason vacates his appointment —

(a)

both the transport facility operator and the energy manager shall each, within such period as may be prescribed, notify the sector regulator of that fact; and

(b)

if the energy manager who vacates his office is the only energy manager of the transport facility operator, the transport facility operator shall —

(i)

without delay appoint under subsection (1) another energy manager in substitution of the first-mentioned energy manager; and

(ii)

within such period as may be prescribed, 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.

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