Electricity Act 2001 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Licensing of Activities Relating to Electricity
16. Codes of practice
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The Authority may issue or approve one or more codes of practice and other standards of performance for the regulation of activities and conduct in the electricity industry.
A code of practice issued or approved under this section may be modified by the Authority in accordance with the relevant code of practice by notice published in such manner as will secure adequate publicity.
code of practice
“code of practice” means a code issued or approved by the Authority under section 16;
A code of practice issued or approved under this section may require the reduction of any emission of any greenhouse gas in the generation, transmission, import, export or supply of electricity, whether through importing from any source, or the use of any resource, methodology or technology, or the imposition of any emission standard, or otherwise.
import
“import”, in relation to electricity, means the supply of electricity generated outside Singapore to any person or premises in Singapore;
If any provision in any code of practice issued or approved by the Authority is inconsistent with the regulations, such provision, to the extent of the inconsistency —
has effect subject to such regulations; or
having regard to such regulations, does not have effect.
Any code of practice issued or approved by the Authority under this section is deemed not to be subsidiary legislation.
In this section, a reference to a code of practice includes a standard of performance.