Singapore legislation

Section 51

of Electricity Act 2001

Section 51

Abuse of dominant position

(1)

Subject to section 52, any conduct on the part of one or more persons which amounts to the abuse of a dominant position in any wholesale electricity market or the retail electricity market in Singapore is prohibited if it may affect trade within Singapore.

(2)

Conduct may, in particular, constitute such an abuse if it consists of —

(a)

directly or indirectly imposing unfair purchase or selling prices or other unfair trading conditions of electricity in Singapore;

(b)

limiting generation of electricity, any wholesale electricity market, the retail electricity market or technical development in the electricity industry in Singapore to the prejudice of consumers;

(c)

applying dissimilar conditions to equivalent transactions with other trading parties, thereby placing them at a competitive disadvantage; or

(d)

making the conclusion of contracts subject to acceptance by the other parties of supplementary obligations which, by their nature or according to commercial usage, have no connection with the subject of such contracts.

(3)

In this section, “dominant position” means a dominant position within Singapore.