Renewable Energy Act 2011 · Updated to 31 Dec 2025 · Part VI · Information Gathering Powers
29. Provision of information
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
Notwithstanding any other written law, if the Authority has reasonable grounds to believe that any person—
Authority
“Authority” means the Sustainable Energy Development Authority Malaysia established under the Sustainable Energy Development Authority Act 2011;
has any information or any document that is relevant to the performance of the Authority’s functions and powers under this Act or its subsidiary legislation; or
is capable of giving any evidence which the Authority has reasonable grounds to believe is relevant to the performance
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of the Authority’s functions and powers under this Act or its subsidiary legislation, the Authority may, by written notice, order that person—
to give any such information to an authorized officer in the manner and form and within the period as specified in the notice or such extended period as the Authority may grant;
to produce any such documents, whether in physical form or in electronic media, to an authorized officer in the manner and within the period as specified in the notice or such extended period as the Authority may grant;
to make copies of any such documents and to produce those copies to an authorized officer in the manner and within the period as specified in the notice or such extended period as the Authority may grant;
if the person is an individual, to appear, at a private hearing, before an authorized officer at a time and place specified in the notice to give any evidence, either orally or in writing, and produce any documents, whether in physical form or in electronic media, in the manner and within the period as specified in the notice or such extended period as the
Authority may grant;
if the person is a body corporate or a public body, to cause a competent officer of the body to appear, at a private hearing, before an authorized officer at a time and place specified in the notice to give any evidence, either orally or in writing, and produce any documents, whether in physical form or in electronic media, in the manner and within the period as specified in the notice or such extended period as the Authority may grant; or
if the person is a partnership, to cause an individual who is a partner in the partnership or an employee of the partnership to appear, at a private hearing, before an
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authorized officer at a time and place specified in the notice to give any evidence, either orally or in writing, and produce any documents, whether in physical form or in electronic media, in the manner and within the period as specified in the notice or such extended period as the
Authority may grant.
Any person required to provide information or documents under subsection (1) shall ensure that the information or documents provided are true, accurate and complete and such person should provide a representation to that effect, including a representation that he is not aware of any other information or document which would make the information or document provided untrue or misleading.
Terms defined in s 2
Authority
Defined · s 2“Authority” means the Sustainable Energy Development Authority Malaysia established under the Sustainable Energy Development Authority Act 2011;
authorized officer
Defined · s 2“authorized officer” means any public officer, officer of the Authority or officer of the Commission authorized in writing by the Minister under section 36;
renewable energy
Defined · s 2“renewable energy” means electricity generated or produced from renewable resources.
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