Malaysia legislation

Section 2

of *SUSTAINABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT 2011

Section 2

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

“Government Entity” includes any ministry, department, office, agency, authority, commission, committee, board, council or other body, corporate or unincorporate, of the Federal Government, or of any

State Government or local government, whether established under written law or otherwise;

“committee” means any committee established by the Authority under section 13;

“Chief Executive Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer appointed under subsection 22(1) and includes an employee of the

Authority appointed under section 23 to act as the Chief Executive

Officer;

“Fund” means the fund established under section 29;

“Renewable Energy Fund” has the meaning assigned to it in the

Renewable Energy Act 2011 [Act 725];

“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for matters relating to the supply of electricity;

“Minister of Finance” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for finance;

“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Authority appointed under section 5;

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“Authority” means the Sustainable Energy Development Authority

Malaysia established under section 3;

“feed-in tariff system” has the meaning assigned to it in the

Renewable Energy Act 2011;

“renewable energy” has the meaning assigned to it in the Renewable

Energy Act 2011;

“sustainable energy” means energy which, in its generation, provision and use, is such that it meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs, and includes renewable energy;

“sustainable energy laws” means—

(a)

this Act and any subsidiary legislation made under this Act;

(b)

the Renewable Energy Act 2011 and any subsidiary legislation made under the Renewable Energy Act 2011;

and

(c)

any other legislation under which the Authority is to exercise any function, including any subsidiary legislation made under such legislation.

Section 2 — AKTA PIHAK BERKUASA PEMBANGUNAN TENAGA LESTARI 2011