Malaysia legislation

Section 2

of Energy Commission Sabah Enactment 2023

Section 2

In this Enactment, unless the context otherwise requires —

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

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

Commission having the duties described in section 19;

“Commission” means the Commission established under section 3;

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

“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;

“electricity supply laws” means the Electricity Supply Enactment 2024 and includes –

(a)

any subsidiary legislation made under the Electricity Supply

Enactment 2024; 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;

“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 which include retail 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;

“energy supply laws” means —

(a)

this Enactment and any subsidiary legislation made under this

Enactment;

(aa) the electricity supply laws,

(b)

the gas supply laws; and

(c)

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

“Fund” means the fund established under section 26;

“gas supply laws” means the Gas Supply Enactment 2023 and includes —

(a)

any subsidiary legislation made under the Gas Supply Enactment 2023;

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;

“Government” means the Government of the State of Sabah;

“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;

“member” means the Chairman and other members of the Commission appointed under section 5;

“Minister” means the Minister for the time being charged with the responsibility for matters relating to electricity supply and gas supply;

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

“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;

“officer” means any officer, servant or employee of the Commission appointed under this Enactment; and

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

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