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Part 4A · Control of Electricity Licensees and Entities with Interests in Transmission Systems

30A. Interpretation of this Part

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Last amended by an amending law of 2024. 3 amendments in all.

In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires ––“arrangement” includes any formal or informal scheme, arrangement or understanding, and any trust whether express or implied;“associate” has the meaning given to that expression in regulations made under section 30C;“business trust” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Business Trusts Act 2004;“corporation” has the meaning given by section 4(1) of the Companies Act 1967;“designated business trust” means a business trust that is established wholly or partly in respect of a transmission system (or any part thereof) and which has been declared by the Minister to be a designated business trust for the purposes of section 30B;“designated electricity licensee” means any of the following:

(a)

a transmission licensee;

(b)

a transmission agent licensee;

(c)

any other electricity licensee declared by the Minister to be a designated electricity licensee for the purposes of this Part;“designated entity” means an entity, not being an electricity licensee —

(a)

that owns a transmission system (or any part of a transmission system); or

(b)

which the Authority is satisfied —

(i)

will engage in (but has not yet commenced engaging in); or

(ii)

is engaging in,an activity mentioned in section 6(1) that is critical to Singapore’s energy security and reliability,and is declared by the Minister to be a designated entity for the purposes of this Part;“entity” includes a corporation and a limited liability partnership;“equity interest” has the meaning given to that expression in regulations made under section 30C;“limited liability partnership” means a limited liability partnership formed under section 4(1) of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005;“trustee-manager” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Business Trusts Act 2004.

“arrangement” includes any formal or informal scheme, arrangement or understanding, and any trust whether express or implied;

“associate” has the meaning given to that expression in regulations made under section 30C;

“business trust” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Business Trusts Act 2004;

“corporation” has the meaning given by section 4(1) of the Companies Act 1967;

“designated business trust” means a business trust that is established wholly or partly in respect of a transmission system (or any part thereof) and which has been declared by the Minister to be a designated business trust for the purposes of section 30B;

“designated electricity licensee” means any of the following:

(a)

a transmission licensee;

(b)

a transmission agent licensee;

(c)

any other electricity licensee declared by the Minister to be a designated electricity licensee for the purposes of this Part;

“designated entity” means an entity, not being an electricity licensee —

(a)

that owns a transmission system (or any part of a transmission system); or

(b)

which the Authority is satisfied —

(i)

will engage in (but has not yet commenced engaging in); or

(ii)

is engaging in,an activity mentioned in section 6(1) that is critical to Singapore’s energy security and reliability,and is declared by the Minister to be a designated entity for the purposes of this Part;

“entity” includes a corporation and a limited liability partnership;

“equity interest” has the meaning given to that expression in regulations made under section 30C;

“limited liability partnership” means a limited liability partnership formed under section 4(1) of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005;

“trustee-manager” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Business Trusts Act 2004.

Report

Part 5

Matters Relating to Electricity Licensees

Part 5A

Electricity Rationing

Part 5B

Matters Relating to Generation Entities

Part 6

Wholesale Electricity Market

Part 7

Competition

Part 8

Appeal Panel

Part 9

Electrical and Supply Installations, Cable Detection Work and Electrical Workers

Part 10

Offences

Part 11

Miscellaneous