Electricity (Electricity Transmission Licence) (Exemption) Order 2017

Meta Data

Draft:

Revision of previous policy?:

Draft Year:

2014

Effective Start Year:

2017

Effective End Year:

2021

Scope:

National

Document Type:

Other

Economic Sector:

Power

Energy Types:

Power

Issued by:

Energy Market Authority of Singapore, with the approval of Ministry for Trade and Industry

Source:

Singapore Statutes Online

File:

Electricity (Electricity Transmission Licence) (Exemption) Order 2017

Overall Summary:

This order specifies the exemption of licensing for electrical transmission with respect to specified companies and premises, and is subject to the conditions of the Energy Market Authority.

Full Document Text

S 512/2017

First published in the Government Gazette, Electronic Edition, on 14 September 2017 at 5 pm.

No. S 512

ELECTRICITY ACT

(CHAPTER 89A)

ELECTRICITY

(ELECTRICITY LICENCES) (EXEMPTION) ORDER 2017

ARRANGEMENT OF PARAGRAPHS

Paragraph

Citation

Definitions

Exemption from section 6(1)(a), (b), (c) and (e) of Act

Shape

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 8 of the Electricity Act, the Energy Market Authority of Singapore, with the approval of the Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry), makes the following Order:

Citation

1. This Order is the Electricity (Electricity Licences) (Exemption) Order 2017.

Definitions

2. In this Order —

“EDB” means the Economic Development Board established under section 3 of the Economic Development Board Act (Cap. 85);

“exemption period” means the period starting on 15 September

2017 and ending on —

(a) 28 February 2021; or

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(b) any earlier date of termination of the Project Agreement;

“NTU” means the company limited by guarantee incorporated under the Companies Act (Cap. 50) under the name “Nanyang Technological University”;

“Project Agreement” means the agreement relating to the REIDS initiative entered into between NTU and EDB on 19 April 2016;

“REIDS initiative” means the initiative on Pulau Semakau known as “Renewable Energy Integration

Demonstrator‑Singapore”.

Exemption from section 6(1)(a), (b), (c) and (e) of Act

3. Section 6(1)(a), (b), (c) and (e) of the Act does not apply to NTU in respect of the following activities carried out by NTU during the exemption period on Pulau Semakau in connection with the REIDS initiative:

(a) the generation, transmission and retail of electricity; (b) the provision of market support services.

Made on 7 September 2017.

NG HOW YUE

Chairman,

Energy Market Authority of Singapore.

[RD/50101/14; AG/LEGIS/SL/89A/2015/1 Vol. 1]

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