INDIA: Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007-12) Volume I: Inclusive Growth

The Eleventh Five Year Plan provides a comprehensive strategy for inclusive development. Its ultimate objective is to achieve broad based improvement in the living standards of people making growth both faster and more inclusive. The Plan looks into goals including poverty, education, health, women and children, infrastructure, and environment. In particular it addresses the following topics: Inclusive growth: Vision and Strategy; Macroeconomic Framework: Financing the Plan: Financial Resources: Centre and States; Employment perspective and labour policy; Skill development and training; Social Justice: scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, other backward classes, minorities and other vulnerable groups; Spatial development and regional imbalances; Innovation and Technology; Environment and Climate Change; Governance; Consumer protection and competition policy; Development of infrastructure; External Environment: opportunities, challenges and risks.---Note: BPL Below Poverty Line; RGGVY Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana.

CHINA: 13th Five-Year Plan For Economic and Social Development of the People's Republic of China (2016-2020)

Formulated on the basis of the Recommendations of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) for the 13th Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development of the People’s Republic of China (2016–2020), the 13th Five-Year Plan sets forth China’s strategic intentions and defines its major objectives, tasks, and measures for economic and social development. This plan is to serve as a guide to action for market entities, an important basis for government in performing its duties, and a common vision to be shared among the people of China.

MALAYSIA: Eleventh Malaysia Plan 2016-2020

The Eleventh Malaysia Plan 2016-2020 focuses on Malaysian people, to provide them with wellbeing and prosperity. It is the final leg in the journey towards realising Vision 2020 to achieve full development in Malaysia. Productivity and innovation are basic pillars for the Plan, which is based on six Strategic Thrusts: 1. Enhancing inclusiveness towards an equitable society; 2. Improving wellbeing for all; 3. Accelerating human capital development for an advanced nation; 4. Pursuing green growth for sustainability and resilience; 5. Strengthening infrastructure to support economic expansion; 6. Re-engineering economic growth for greater prosperity. The Chapters addressed are the following: Chapter 1 Eleventh Malaysia Plan: Anchoring growth on people; Chapter 2 Strengthening macroeconomic resilience for sustained growth; Chapter 3 Enhancing inclusiveness towards an equitable society; Chapter 4 Improving wellbeing for all; Chapter 5 Accelerating human capital development for an advanced nation; Chapter 6 Pursuing green growth for sustainability and resilience; Chapter 7 Strengthening infrastructure to support economic expansion; Chapter 8 Re-engineering economic growth for greater prosperity; Chapter 9 Transforming public service for productivity; Chapter 10 Malaysia beyond 2020.

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM: Electricity Tariffs

Tariff A – Residential: As of 1st January 2012, the Department has introduced 4-tier tariff structure for residential customers.

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM: Electricity Act (Chapter 71) (2011 Ed.)

The Electricity Act (Chapter 71) (2011 Ed.) provides for the regulation and control of electrical installations and of the generation, supply and use of electrical energy, and to create criminal offences in connection therewith. The Act is divided into the following parts: 1A. Interpretation. 2. Licence required to use apparatus for supply of electrical energy. 3. Offences relating to electrical or supply installations. 4. Recovery of charges. 5. Power to discontinue supply of electrical energy. 6. Restoration of supply without consent. 7. Damage to property of department. 8. Compensation for damaging property of department. 9. Unauthorised connection. 10. Duty to inquire and inform before excavation. 11. Amendment of Schedule. 12. Power to make regulations

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM: Environmental Protection and Management Order, 2015

An Order to provide for the protection and management of the environment and for other purposes connected therewith. In particular, it concerns, a.o., prescribed activities that include gas works; mining; activities related to construction, refurbishment and decommissioning of pipelines; Power generation and transmission – (a) steam generated power stations burning fossil fuels; (b) hydroelectric power schemes; (c) combined cycle-power stations; (d) nuclear-fueled stations; (e) hydrogen fuel stations; (f) renewable energy.

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM: Pollution Control Guidelines for Industrial Development

The purpose of the guidelines are to serve as quick reference on pollution control requirements of the Department of Environment, Parks and Recreation for industrial development being proposed or submitted through the industry/land development authority. The aim is to assist industrialists, architects, professional engineers and consultants in the design and operation of industrial premises. Within the scope of these Guidelines, Industrial Premises involve, a.o., gas works, being works in which coal, coke, oil or other mixtures or derivatives are handled or prepared for carbonisation or gasification and in which such materials are subsequently carbonised or gasified; petroleum works, being works in which crude or shale oil or crude petroleum or other mineral oil is refined or reconditioned.

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM: Prevention of Pollution of the Sea Order, 2005

The long title of this Order is "An Order to give effect to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified and added to by the Protocol of 1978, and to other international agreements relating to the prevention, reduction and control of pollution of the sea and pollution from ships; to make provision generally for the protection of the marine environment and for the prevention, reduction and control of pollution of the sea and pollution from ships, and for matters related thereto". The Order addresses the following topics: Preliminary part; Prevention of Pollution from Ships; Preventive Measures against Pollution of the Sea; Recovery of Costs; Miscellaneous Provisions.

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM: Energy White Paper

This Energy White Paper sets out a framework for action to enable Brunei Darussalam address challenges and to manage the projected risks. The Framework involves the commitment of the Ministries of the Government of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Negara Brunei Darussalam, and the partnership with domestic and international investors to plan and execute important initiatives to achieve and fulfill Wawasan Brunei 2035 (Brunei National Vision 2035). Indeed, the energy sector is considered a core driver of Brunei Darussalam’s economy, which forms part of the strategies to achieve Wawasan 2035. The Document provides for an introduction into the energy sector of Brunei Darussalam, followed by the explanation of three strategic goals to achieve the energy vision. They are: Strategic Goal 1: Strengthen and Grow Oil and Gas Upstream and Downstream Activities; Strategic Goal 2: Ensure Safe, Secure, Reliable and Efficient Supply and Use of Energy; Strategic Goal 3: Maximise Economic Spin-off from Energy Industry – boost local content and secure high participation of local workforce. The Goals are supported by four key enablers for the energy vision.---Note: BEDB Brunei Economic Development Board; BND Bruneian Dollar; EDPMO Energy Department, Prime Minister’s Office; EEC Energy Efficiency and Conservation; EICF Energy Industry Competency Framework; LBD Local Business Development.

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM: Guidelines for Directive 2 on Local Business Development Framework for the Oil & Gas Industry

This document specifies the guidelines which are to be utilised in the implementation of the Directive 2 on Local Business Development Framework or LBD Framework for the Oil & Gas Industry as issued by the Energy Department, Prime Minister’s Office (EDPMO) on 1st February 2012. The purpose is to ensure that all Operators, Contractors and Sub-Contractors in the Oil & Gas industry in Brunei Darussalam apply a consistent approach in the implementation of the Directive.