Energy Conservation (Amendment) Act No. 28 of 2010

• • ' (f-ilf?} ~ o ~ o ~ "'--(V;,)04/0007/2003-IO Jl EG IS'l'J<: R~O NO. LlL--(N)04/000 7/ 2003- 1O • • ~,Gftjl{O( EXTRAORDINARY ' 'WT II - @o-s 1 PART II - Section J ~~~(~({1 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORJTY • ~o 37} ~ f<(."ffi, ~~qi{, 3llf@ 25, 2010/ ~ 3, 1932 No. 37) NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2010 / BHADRA3, 1932 ~ 'qffT if fcq;;r ~ zj&-11 ~ '111m t f\Jf~~ fcf;- ~ 3ici'I tjct,&11 cfi" ~ if {@I .jfl ~ I Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compila tion. MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Legislative Department) /llew Delhi, August25 , 20 10/Bhadra3 , 1932 (S'aka) • The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the · .24th August, 20 l 0~ and is hereby published for general information:- THE ENERGY CONSERVATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2010 . No. 28 OF 2010 [24thAugi,st, 2010.] An Act to an1end the Energy Conservation Act, 2001. BEit enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-first Year ofthe Republic of India as fo llows:- }. This Act may be called the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Act, 20 I 0 . S hort title . 52 of 2 00 1. 2. ln section 2 of the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 (hereinafter referred to a s the Amendme nt principal Act),- . of section 2. . (i) in clause (a), for the words Han auditor possessing qualifications specified under", the words "an energy auditor accredited in accordance with the:provisions of' shall be substituted; (ii) in clause (b ), for ·t he \vords and figures ''established under section 30", the words and figures "referred to in section 30" shall be substituted; 2 THE GAZETl' E OF INDIA EXl' RAORDJNARY [P AR1' II- (iii) for clause (c), the following clause shall be st1bstitt1ted, na1nely:- '(c) "bui Iding" n1eans any structure or erection or part of structure or erection after the rules relating to energy conservation building codes have be~n notified under clause (p) of section 14 and clause (a) of section 15 and includes a11y existing structur~ or erectio11 or part of structure or erection, which ,is l1aving a connected load of 100 Kilo\.vatt (kW) or contract den1and of 120 Kilo- volt Ampere (kVA) a11d above and is used or intended to be used for commercial purposes; '; (iv) after clause (111), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:- '(n1a) "energ)' savings certificate" 1neans any e11ergy savings certificate issued to the designated consumers under sub-section (1) of section 14A; (111aa) "equipment or appliance" means any eBuipment or appliance wl1ich consuines, generates, transmits or supplies energy and includes any device that consumes any form of energy and produces a desired \VOrk;'. .A.n1cn dmen t 3. In section 9 of the principal Act, in sub-section (.1), for the words "three years", the of section 9. words ''five years" shall be substituted. P.mend1nent 4. In section l O of the principal Act, in sub-section ( 1), for the words "The Central of section 10. Government", the words "The Bureau" shall be substituted. Amendment 5. In section 13 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2),- of section 13 . (i) after clause (a), the follo\ving clause shall be inserted, namely:- "(aa) recommend to the Central Government for issuing of the energy savings certificate under section l 4A;"; (ii) for clause (p), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-

"(p) specify, by regulations, the qualifications, criteria and conditior1s subject to \.Vhich a person may be accredited as an energy auditor a11d the procedure for such accreditation;"; (iii) in clause (r) , for the words "energy managers", the words "energy auditors and energy managers" shall be substituted; (iv) after clause (s), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:- "(sa) conduct examination for capacity building and strengthening of services in the field of energy conservation including certification of energy managers and energy auditors.". Amendment 6. ln section 14 ofthe principalAct,- of section 14 (i) in clause (c), for the proviso, the following provisos shall be substituted, namelv:- ~ "Provided that no notification prohibiting manufacture or sale or purchase or-import ofequipment or appliance shal) be issued within a period of six months · from the date of notification issued under clause (a) of this section: . Provided further that the Central Government may, having regard to the : .. m~rket share and the technological deyelopment having impact on equipment or appliance, and for reasons to be recorded in writing, extend_the said period of six months referred to in the first proviso by a further period not exceeding six months;"; (iz) in clause (e), for the words ''any-!]ser or class of users of energy as a designated · consumer", the words ''any user or class of users of ·energy in the energy intensive industries and other establishments as specified in the Schedule as a designated consumer" shall be substituted; ' • • SEC. 1] l 'HE GAZETI' E OF fNDTA EXl ~RAORDINARY 3 (iii) i11 c lause (111 ), fo r the words ,;energy ,nanagers' \ rh e wo rd s ::energy audi tors and energy 111anagers" sha ll be substituted: (iv) .in clause (o), for the words "such forn1 . and manner'', the w ord s '·such forn1.. the ti1ne within which a11d the manner" shall be substituted . 7. After se.ction 14 of the princ ipal A ct, the fo llo\.v ing sections shall be inserted, In serti on of namely:- ni;:,,., sccuons l 4.A. 11nd i 4B . ,; 14A. (/)The Central Gover111nent n1ay issue the energy savings certificate t(, Power o f the designated consumer whose energy consumption is less than the prescribed no rms Cen tral Government and standards in accordance with the procedure as may be prescribed. . 10 ISSUC energy . (2) The designated consu1ner wl1ose e11ergy consumption is 1nore than the savings certificate. prescribed norms and standards s hall be entitled to pu'rchase the energy savings certificate to comply with the prescribed norn1s and standards.

14B. The Central Government may, in consultation with the Bureau, prescribe Power of the value of per metric ton of o il equivalent of energy consumed fo r the purposes of Central Government th is Act.". 10 specify value or energy. 8. In section 26 of the principal Act,- A1nendn1ent of section 26 (a) in sub-section (1),-- (i) the words, brackets and letter ''or clause (n)" s hall be omitted; (ii) for the words " ten thou sand rupees", the words "ten lakh rupees" shal I be substituted; (iii) fo r the words "one th o usand rup ees", the words "ten thousand rupees" shall be substituted~ (b) after sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:- ''(] A) If any person fails to comply with the provisions of clause (n) of section 14, he shall be liable to a penalty which shall not exceed ten lakh rupees and, in the case of continuing failure, with an additional penalty which shall not be less than the price of every metric ton of oil equivalent of energy, prescribed under this Act, that is in excess of the prescribed norms." . 9. For section 30 of the principa l A ct,. tl1e following section shall be substituted, Substitution of nev,1 section namely:- for section 30. "30. The Appell~te T ribu11al established under section 110 of the Electricity Appellate 36 of 2003 . Act, 2003 shall, without prejudice to the provis ions of the E lectricity Act, 2003 , be the Tribunal. Appellate Tribunal for the purposes of this Act and hear appeals against the orders of the adjudicating officer or the Central Government or the State Government or any other authority under th-is Act." . 10. After section 3 1 of the principal Act, the fo llowing section shall be inserted, Insert ion of new section namely:- 3 IA. " 3 IA. The provisions of sections 120 to 123 (both inc lusive) of the Electricity Procedure and powers of 36 of 2003. Act, 2003 shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to the Appellate Tribunal in the discharge of Appellate its functions under this Act as they apply to it in the discharge of its function under the Tribunal. Electricity Act, 2003.".

• ·- , 4 'l'l-IE GAZE'l"rE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY (PART II- On1i ssio11 or ll. Sectio11s 32 to 43 of the principal Act shall be on1itted. SCCllOllS JL 10 ... 4 .) . An1e11dn1ent 12. lr1 section 54 of the principal Act, the \\1ords "Chairperson of the Appellate l'ribunal of section s 4 . or the Men1bers of the Appellate Tribunal or officers or en1ployees of the. Appellate Tribunal or the Members of the State C<)1n1nission or the" shall be 01nitted. !\1ncndn1ent I 3. In section 56 of tl1e principal Act, in sub-section (2),- of :;ccrion 56 li) in clause (j), for tl1e words ''energy· 1na11agers", the words "e11ergy auditors and energy 111anagers" shal I be substituted: (ii) after sub-clause(/), the following clauses shall be inserted, narnely:- "(/a) prescribing tl1e procedure for issuing the e11ergy savings certificate under sub-sectio11 ( J) of section 14A; . ' (/aa) the valt1e of per metric ton of oil equivalent of energy consun1ed under section 14B ;"; (iii) clauses (s), (t) and (u) shall be omitted. Amendment 14. [n section 58 of the principal Act, in sub-sectio11 (2),- of section 58 . (a) for clause (f), the followi11g clause shall be substituted, namely: - "(}) the qualifications, criteria and conditions subject to which a person 1nay be accredited as an energy auditor and the procedure for such accreditation under clause (p) of sub-section (2) of section 13 ;"; (b) in clause (h), for the words "energy managers", the words "energy auditors and energy ,nanagers" shall be substituted. Amend,ncnt 15. In the Schedule to the principal Act, in the heading, the words "specified as of the designated consumers'.' shall be omitted. . ".. Schedule. 1\1nendment 16. The enactn1ent specified in the Schedule to this Act shall be amended in the of certain manner specified therejn. enactment. • -- , ' "' SEC. 1] 'fHE GAZET1'E o~:- INDIA Ex·rRAORDJNARY 5 ·1·1-1E SCHEDlJLE (,'lee section 16) Atvt ENf)1vl t::NT ·re> Tl-IE Et.Ec:·rRICITY A c·r, 20()3 (36oF2003) • In section 1J 0, for the words ·'under this Ace" , the words --under this Act or any othei .i\1nend1nent of la\.\ for the time being in fo rce'' shall be substituted. 1 s1;;c.:ti~,n Ii 0 . • V K . BHASIN., Sec;,. to the Ciov1. o_f India. '

• • • -. . . . PRINl'ED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER, GOVT. OF INDIA PRESS, MINTO ROAD, NEW DELHI AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER, OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHl-2010. . GMGIPMRND-4245Gl(S-3)-26.08.2010 . •