Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act 2024

This Act may be cited as the Energy Efficiency and

This Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette and the Minister may appoint different dates for the coming into operation of different provisions of this Act.

This Act shall apply to Peninsular Malaysia and the Federal Territory of Labuan.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

“this Act” includes any subsidiary legislation made under this Act;

“energy audit” means a systematic and objective assessment of the energy needs, consumption and efficiency;

“building” means any building or premises where energy is consumed including building or premises built or used for residential, institutional, commercial or industrial purposes;

“prescribed” means prescribed by the Minister by regulations made under this Act;

“guidelines” means the guidelines issued by the Commission under section 67;

“registered training institution” means any training institution which is registered and holds a valid practising certificate under this Act;

“energy intensity” means the indicator of energy efficiency;

“energy auditor” means a person who conducts energy audit;

“registered energy auditor” means any energy auditor who is registered and holds a valid practising certificate under this Act;

“energy efficiency” means the efficiency in consumption of energy or energy resources which results in increase in the net benefit per unit of energy;

“energy intensity label” means an energy intensity label issued under section 10;

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

“person in charge of a building” means the owner of a building or any other person having the charge, management or control of a building;

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“authorized officer” means any officer of the Commission authorized in writing by the Minister under section 41;

“energy efficiency rating” means energy efficiency rating for a building indicated through star rating;

“energy consumer” means a person who, for the purpose of carrying out his activity, business or trade, is supplied with energy or energy resources and consumes the energy or energy resources supplied;

“manufacturer” means a manufacturer who manufactures any energy-using product;

“registered manufacturer” means any manufacturer registered under Part V;

“importer” means an importer who imports any energy-using product;

“registered importer” means any importer registered under Part V;

“energy manager” means a person who manages energy efficiency and conservation for an energy consumer;

“registered energy manager” means any energy manager who is registered and holds a valid practising certificate under this Act;

“certificate of energy efficiency” means the certificate of energy efficiency issued in respect of a class of energy-using product;

“energy-using product” means any equipment, device, appliance or article which uses energy or energy resources;

“energy management system” means a set of interrelated or interacting elements to establish an energy policy and energy objectives, and the processes and procedures to achieve the energy objectives;

“minimum energy performance standards” means the specification of the minimum energy efficiency levels for a class of energy-using product;

“energy resources” means the energy resources specified in the First Schedule;

“Commission” means the Energy Commission established under the Energy Commission Act 2001 [Act 610];

“energy” means the energy specified in the Second Schedule.

This Act shall apply to—

The Commission shall, on the basis of any information or evidence available to the Commission and in accordance with the guidelines, ascertain—

The Commission shall, having ascertained that a person is an energy consumer to whom to this Act applies, issue a written notice to such person notifying that he is an energy consumer to whom this Act applies.

The Commission shall, having ascertained that a building is a building to which this Act applies, issue a written notice to the person in charge of the building notifying that the building is a building to which this Act applies.

For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a), the energy consumption shall be in respect of an activity, business or trade of the energy consumer carried out in one place.