Malaysia legislation
Section 7
Section 7
The principal Act is amended by inserting after new section 22c the following part:
“Part IVa
IMPORTATION OF ELECTRICITY AND EXPORTATION OF
ELECTRICITY
Licence required for importation of electricity and exportation of electricity 22d. (1) Subject to any exemptions as may be granted under this Act, no person shall—
(a)
import any electricity from any person or place outside
Malaysia; or
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(b)
export any electricity to any person or place outside
Malaysia, whether generated in, or imported from outside, Malaysia, except under and in accordance with the terms and conditions of importation of electricity or exportation of electricity licence as may be prescribed authorizing the importation of electricity or exportation of electricity, as the case may be.
(2)
The importation of electricity or exportation of electricity licence may be granted by the Commission with the approval of the Minister upon payment of such fees and upon such terms and conditions as appear to be requisite or expedient having regard to the duties imposed by section 4.
(3)
The Commission may, whether a notice has been served or not, levy a surcharge for the late payment of fees due from an importation of electricity or exportation of electricity licensee to the Commission, at a rate of one per cent per month or part of a month on such fees or at any other rate as may be prescribed.
(4)
Notwithstanding subsection (2), the Commission may grant an importation of electricity or exportation of electricity licence upon payment of fees and upon such conditions as appear to be requisite or expedient having regard to the duties imposed by section 4 in respect of any importation of electricity and exportation of electricity as may be prescribed.
(5)
No importation of electricity or exportation of electricity licence shall be capable of being transferred unless the written consent of the Minister has been given.
(6)
An importation of electricity or exportation of electricity licence may be for such period as the Commission may approve provided that no licence shall, without the express approval of the Minister, be for a period exceeding twenty-one years.
(7)
The duration of the importation of electricity or exportation of electricity licence shall be set out therein.
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(8)
The Commission may, with the approval of the Minister, at any time—
(a)
impose any additional terms or conditions on the importation of electricity or exportation of electricity licence; or
(b)
amend any terms or conditions imposed on the importation of electricity or exportation of electricity licence, in accordance with the procedure as may be prescribed.
(9)
All provisions of the Act applicable to a licensee under section 9 shall also be applicable to an importation of electricity or exportation of electricity licensee under this section.”.
Amendment of section 26