Singapore legislation
Clause 4
Clause 4
Amendment of section 22FA
In the principal Act, in section 22FA —
delete “, unless the context otherwise requires”;
before the definition of “as‑built score”, insert —“ “approved reduction”, in relation to the energy use intensity of a building, means a reduction in the energy use intensity of the building by a percentage approved by the Commissioner of Building Control under section 22FO(3) for that building;”;
after the definition of “as‑built score”, insert —“ “audit report” means a report of the result of an energy audit mentioned in section 22FN(1)(d);”;
in the definition of “energy auditor”, replace “section 22FG” with “section 22FC”;
after the definition of “energy auditor”, insert —“ “energy efficiency improvement plan” means an energy efficiency improvement plan prepared under section 22FN(1)(c), and includes any energy efficiency improvement plan amended in accordance with section 22FO(4) or 22FS(1);“energy use intensity”, in relation to a building, means the annual energy consumption of the building per unit of gross floor area (expressed in kilowatt hour (kWh) per square metre per year), calculated using the prescribed methodology;“energy use intensity threshold” means the threshold level of energy use intensity prescribed for the purposes of this Part;“energy‑intensive building” means a Type 1 building that has an energy use intensity that exceeds the energy use intensity threshold;“environmental sustainability score” or “ES score” means a numerical score to assess the environmental sustainability of a building, calculated using the prescribed scoring methodology;”;
replace the definition of “Green Mark score” with —“ “gross floor area”, in relation to a building, means the aggregate of the gross areas of all floor spaces of the building that are prescribed (whether the floor space is within or outside the building, enclosed, covered or otherwise), but excludes any prescribed excluded area;”;
in the definition of “major energy‑use change”, replace “energy‑use” with “energy use”;
before the definition of “mechanical engineer”, insert —“ “mandatory energy improvement audit notice” or “MEI audit notice” means a mandatory energy improvement audit notice issued under section 22FJ(1);”; and
replace the definition of “prescribed building” with —“ “specified reduction”, in relation to the energy use intensity of a building, means a reduction in the energy use intensity of the building by a prescribed percentage;“Type 1 building” means an existing building, or part of an existing building, of any class or type for the time being prescribed for the purposes of Divisions 2, 3 and 4;“Type 2 building” means an existing building, or part of an existing building, of any class or type for the time being prescribed for the purposes of Division 5.”.