Building Control Act 1989 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3B · Environmental Sustainability Measures for Existing Buildings
22FG. Power to obtain information on energy consumption of any building, etc.
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Without affecting section 22FF, for the purpose of monitoring the energy efficiency and environmental sustainability of any building (including any Type 1 building or Type 2 building), the Commissioner of Building Control may do all or any of the following:
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“building” means any permanent or temporary building or structure and includes —(a)a hut, shed or roofed enclosure;(b)an earth retaining or stabilising structure, whether permanent or temporary;(c)a dock, wharf or jetty;(ca)a floating structure, not being a boat or vessel, constructed or to be constructed on a flotation system that —(i)is or is to be supported by water;(ii)is not intended for or useable in navigation; and(iii)is or is to be permanently moored;(d)a culvert, crossing, bridge, underpass or tunnel;(da)a fixed installation;(e)a sewage treatment plant, sewer, drain, swimming pool or any non‑proprietary type of concrete tank for the storage of any solid, liquid or gaseous product;(f)a shelter provided under the Civil Defence Shelter Act 1997; and(g)such other erection or structure (whether permanent or temporary) as the Minister may, by order in the Gazette, declare to be a building;
at any time, by written notice to the owner of the building, require the owner to provide the Commissioner of Building Control with all or any of the following information in respect of the building:
the electricity consumption by users of the building as a whole or any part of the building or by different users in the building;
the consumption of other types of energy by users of the building as a whole or any part of the building or by different users in the building;
the consumption of chilled water supplied to the cooling system of the building;
such other information relating to the building, the users of the building and their energy usage as the Commissioner of Building Control may specify in the notice;
by written notice to a supplier of electricity, gas or any other type of energy (called in this section an energy supplier), require the energy supplier to provide the Commissioner of Building Control with information in the possession of the energy supplier relating to the energy consumption of any building or buildings specified in the notice;
by written notice to a supplier of any cooling system to buildings, require the supplier to provide the Commissioner of Building Control with information specified in the notice relating to the supply of cooling systems by the supplier to any building or buildings.
The person to whom a notice is directed under subsection (1) must provide the information required in the form and manner and within the time, specified in the notice.
Any person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.