Singapore legislation
Clause 13
Clause 13
Amendment of section 30D
In the Electricity Act, in section 30D —
in subsections (1) and (4), after “subsection (2)”, insert “, (2A)”;
in subsection (1)(a), after “section 30B(3)”, insert “, (3A)”;
in subsection (1)(b)(i), after “the person”, insert “or any associate of the person”;
in subsection (1)(b)(ii), replace “person’s likely influence” with “likely influence of the person or any associate of the person”;
in subsections (1)(b)(iii) and (2), replace “a 30% controller” wherever it appears with “a 25% controller, a 30% controller, a 50% controller, a 75% controller”;
in subsection (1), after paragraph (b), insert —“(ba)in the case of a person who has obtained the Authority’s approval under section 30B(3A) or who has been exempted from section 30B(3A) under section 30CA, and ceases to be a 50% controller or a 75% controller of the designated electricity licensee, designated entity or trustee‑manager of the designated business trust, as the case may be —
the designated electricity licensee or designated entity (as the case may be) is not conducting, or is no longer likely to conduct, its business prudently or to comply with the provisions of this Act because of the cessation; or
the trustee‑manager of the designated business trust is not conducting, or is no longer likely to conduct, the business of the business trust prudently or to comply with the provisions of this Act because of the cessation;”; and
after subsection (2), insert —“(2A) Where the person has ceased to be a 50% controller or a 75% controller of a designated electricity licensee, designated entity or designated business trust (as the case may be), the Authority may, by written notice —
direct the person to take any steps that are necessary, within the period specified by the Minister, to resume being a 50% controller or a 75% controller, as the case may be;
direct any transferee to whom the person had transferred its equity interests so as to cease to be a 50% controller or a 75% controller (called in this section and section 30E the relevant equity interests) to take any steps that are necessary, within the period specified by the Minister, to transfer all or any of those equity interests back to the person;
restrict the transfer or disposal of the relevant equity interests; or
make any other direction that the Minister considers appropriate.”.