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Section 2

of *ENERGY COMMISSION ACT 2001

Section 2

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

*NOTE—The operation of the whole of the Energy Commission Act 2001 [Act 610] is suspended in the

State of Sarawak with effect from 1 May 2001–see P.U. (A) 120/2001.

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“energy supply activities” includes—

(a)

in relation to electricity—

(i)

the supply and use of electricity to which the electricity supply laws apply; and

(ii)

the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity for the supply and use of electricity under subparagraph (i);

(b)

in relation to gas—

(i)

the supply and use of gas to which the gas supply laws apply; and

(ii)

the delivery, transportation, distribution and reticulation of gas for the supply and use of gas under subparagraph (i); and

(c)

any other activity regulated under the energy supply laws;

“member” means the Chairman and other members of the

Commission appointed under section 5;

“electricity” means electrical energy or electrical power when generated, produced, transmitted, distributed, supplied or utilized for any purpose except for the transmission of any communication or signal;

“gas” means methane, ethane, propane, butane or hydrocarbons which may consist of one or more of any of those gases, either in the form of gas or liquid;

“appointed day” means the day on which this Act comes into operation;

“committee” means any committee established by the Commission under section 12;

“Chief Executive Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer of the

Commission having the duties described in section 18;

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“Fund” means the fund established under section 24;

“Minister” means the Minister for the time being charged with the responsibility for matters relating to electricity supply or gas supply, as the case may be, except—

(a)

in Parts II and IV, in relation to the appointment, revocation of appointment or resignation of the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer and members of the

Commission, means the Minister for the time being charged with the responsibility for matters relating to electricity supply with the concurrence of the Minister for the time being charged with the responsibility for matters relating to gas supply; and

(b)

in Part V, means the Minister for the time being charged with the responsibility for matters relating to electricity supply;

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

“officer” means any officer, servant or employee of the

Commission appointed under this Act;

“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Commission appointed under paragraph 5(1)(a);

“installation”—

(a)

in relation to electricity, has the meaning assigned to it by the electricity supply laws; and

(b)

in relation to gas, has the meaning assigned to it by the gas supply laws;

“Commission” means the Commission established under section 3;

“renewable energy” means energy which is not depleted when used and includes energy obtained from energy sources such as biomass, hydro power, solar power, geothermal power, wind power, waves and tides;

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“non-renewable energy” means energy which depletes when used and includes energy from energy sources such as coal, oil shale, tar sands, crude oil, oil, natural gas and nuclear power;

“electricity supply laws” means the Electricity Supply Act 1990

[Act 447] and includes—

(a)

any subsidiary legislation made under the Electricity

Supply Act 1990; and

(b)

any other legislation relating to electricity under which the

Commission is to exercise any function, including any subsidiary legislation made under such legislation;

“gas supply laws” means the Gas Supply Act 1993 [Act 501] and includes—

(a)

any subsidiary legislation made under the Gas Supply Act 1993; and

(b)

any other legislation relating to gas under which the

Commission is to exercise any function, including any subsidiary legislation made under such legislation;

“energy supply laws” means—

(a)

this Act and any subsidiary legislation made under this

Act;

(b)

the electricity supply laws;

(c)

the gas supply laws; and

(d)

any other written law under which the Commission is to exercise any function.

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