Regulation 1
Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Energy Conservation (Registrable Corporations) Order 2013 and shall come into operation on 22nd April 2013.
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Energy Conservation (Registrable Corporations) Order 2013
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- Type
- Subsidiary Legislation
- Status
- In force
- Enacted
- 2012
- Sections
- 4
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About this subsidiary legislation
Energy Conservation (Registrable Corporations) Order 2013 is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation ECA-S248-2013 2012, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2012.
Regulation 2
Definitions
In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires —“consumption of energy”, in relation to a business activity, means the use or disposal of energy from the operation of the business activity, including own use and losses in use, extraction, production and transmission;“energy” means any form of energy derived from any fuel or energy commodity specified in the First Schedule;“energy commodity” means a commodity from which energy may be derived without combustion, and includes electricity, steam, compressed air and chilled water;“manufacturing and manufacturing-related services” means one or more of the following activities:
(a)
manufacturing, testing or assembly of products;
(b)
processing of materials or products;
(c)
building, repairing or servicing of equipment and machinery;
(d)
printing;
(e)
reproduction of recorded media;
(f)
other types of manufacturing;“supply of electricity, gas, steam, compressed air and chilled water for air-conditioning” means the following activities:
(a)
generation, transmission or distribution of electricity;
(b)
production or distribution of gas;
(c)
production or supply of steam;
(d)
production or supply of compressed air;
(e)
production or supply of chilled water for air‑conditioning;“water supply and sewage and waste management” means the following activities:
(a)
collection, treatment or supply of water;
(b)
operation of sewer systems or treatment of sewage;
(c)
collection (except by vehicles), treatment or disposal of waste;
(d)
recovery of materials through recycling.
Definition
“consumption of energy”, in relation to a business activity, means the use or disposal of energy from the operation of the business activity, including own use and losses in use, extraction, production and transmission;
Definition
“energy” means any form of energy derived from any fuel or energy commodity specified in the First Schedule;
Definition
“energy commodity” means a commodity from which energy may be derived without combustion, and includes electricity, steam, compressed air and chilled water;
Definition
“manufacturing and manufacturing-related services” means one or more of the following activities:
(a)
manufacturing, testing or assembly of products;
(b)
processing of materials or products;
(c)
building, repairing or servicing of equipment and machinery;
(d)
printing;
(e)
reproduction of recorded media;
(f)
other types of manufacturing;
Definition
“supply of electricity, gas, steam, compressed air and chilled water for air-conditioning” means the following activities:
(a)
generation, transmission or distribution of electricity;
(b)
production or distribution of gas;
(c)
production or supply of steam;
(d)
production or supply of compressed air;
(e)
production or supply of chilled water for air‑conditioning;
Definition
“water supply and sewage and waste management” means the following activities:
(a)
collection, treatment or supply of water;
(b)
operation of sewer systems or treatment of sewage;
(c)
collection (except by vehicles), treatment or disposal of waste;
(d)
recovery of materials through recycling.
Regulation 3
Qualifications of registrable corporation
Subregulation 1
A corporation is a registrable corporation if —
(a)
it has operational control over a business activity which has attained the energy use threshold specified in sub-paragraph (2) in at least 2 out of the 3 preceding calendar years; and
(b)
the business activity is carried out at a single site and is attributable to one of the following industry sectors:
(i)
manufacturing and manufacturing-related services;
(ii)
supply of electricity, gas, steam, compressed air and chilled water for air-conditioning;
(iii)
water supply and sewage and waste management.
Subregulation 2
The energy use threshold referred to in section 22(2)(c) of the Act is 54 terajoules of energy consumed per calendar year, derived from one or more types of fuel or energy commodity specified in the First Schedule.
Subregulation 3
The energy consumed by a business activity is the total consumption of energy derived from all fuel and energy commodities used to provide or produce energy, but the total shall not include energy so produced from any fuel or energy commodity that is already accounted for in the total figure.
Subregulation 4
If a quantity of fuel used is to be converted to an amount of energy in joules, the conversion is to be done using —
(a)
the default net calorific values set out in the Second Schedule; or
(b)
the net calorific values specified by a corporation and approved by the Director-General under sub-paragraph (8).
Subregulation 5
If a quantity of an energy commodity used is to be converted to an amount of energy in joules, the conversion is to be done using —
(a)
the default energy content values set out in the Third Schedule; or
(b)
the energy content values specified by a corporation and approved by the Director-General under sub-paragraph (8).
Subregulation 6
A corporation seeking to specify the net calorific value of a fuel shall submit to the Director-General a report by a laboratory containing the results of a test conducted in accordance with the relevant ASTM International, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) or other testing standards approved by the Director-General to ascertain the net calorific value of the fuel concerned.
Subregulation 7
A corporation seeking to specify the energy content value of an energy commodity shall submit to the Director-General the method by which the corporation derived the energy content value.
Subregulation 8
The Director-General may approve or reject the net calorific value or the energy content value sought to be specified by a corporation under sub-paragraph (6) or (7), as the case may be.
Regulation 4
Period for application for registration
A registrable corporation shall, within 6 months after the date on which it qualifies as a registrable corporation, apply to the Director-General to be registered.
Common questions
- What is Energy Conservation (Registrable Corporations) Order 2013?
- Energy Conservation (Registrable Corporations) Order 2013 is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation ECA-S248-2013 2012, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2012.
- Is Energy Conservation (Registrable Corporations) Order 2013 still in force?
- Yes — Energy Conservation (Registrable Corporations) Order 2013 is currently in force.
- When did Energy Conservation (Registrable Corporations) Order 2013 take effect?
- Energy Conservation (Registrable Corporations) Order 2013 was first recorded in 2012.
- How many regulations does Energy Conservation (Registrable Corporations) Order 2013 have?
- Energy Conservation (Registrable Corporations) Order 2013 contains 4 regulations.
- Where can I read the official version of Energy Conservation (Registrable Corporations) Order 2013?
- The official text of Energy Conservation (Registrable Corporations) Order 2013 is published at sso.agc.gov.sg.