PART I
PRELIMINARY
Short title and commencement
1. This Act may be cited as the Electricity Act 2001 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.
Interpretation
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“ancillary service” means a service required or provided for the security or reliability of the electricity system;
“apparatus” means any electrical apparatus, equipment or accessory and includes all apparatuses, machines, consuming devices and fittings in which one or more conductors are used or of which they form a part;
“Appeal Panel” means a panel established by the Minister under section 64;
“appointed day” means—
- (a) in relation to this Act, the date of commencement of this Act; and
- (b) in relation to a particular provision of this Act, the date of commencement of that provision;
“authorised officer” means any person authorised by the Authority under section 3 (2);
“Authority” means the Energy Market Authority of Singapore established under the Energy Market Authority of Singapore Act 2001;
“cable detection work” means any work of detecting or locating any electricity cable;
“cable detection worker” means any person whose trade or occupation requires or includes the personal performance by him of cable detection work;
“cable detection work licence” means a licence granted under section 81;
