Electricity Act 2001 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4A · Control of Electricity Licensees and Entities with Interests in Transmission Systems
30A. Interpretation of this Part
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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 transmission licensee;
transmission licensee
“transmission licensee” means a person authorised by an electricity licence to transmit electricity;
a transmission agent licensee;
transmission agent licensee
“transmission agent licensee” means a person authorised by an electricity licence to transmit electricity for or on behalf of a transmission licensee;
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 —
electricity licensee
“electricity licensee” means any person who is granted an electricity licence by the Authority;
that owns a transmission system (or any part of a transmission system); or
transmission system
“transmission system” means a system of interconnected electric lines, electrical plants and substations used to transmit electricity;
which the Authority is satisfied —
will engage in (but has not yet commenced engaging in); or
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 transmission licensee;
a transmission agent licensee;
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 —
that owns a transmission system (or any part of a transmission system); or
which the Authority is satisfied —
will engage in (but has not yet commenced engaging in); or
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.