ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ACT 1990
ELECTRICITY REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 2011
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 53 of the Electricity Supply Act 1990  
[Act 447], the Minister makes the following regulations:
Citation and commencement
1. These  regulations  may  be  cited  as  the  Electricity  Regulations  
(Amendment) 2011  and shall come into force on the ……….. 2011.
 
Amendment of regulation 2
2.Regulation 2 of the principal Regulations is amended–
(a)by inserting after the definition “earthed” the following definitions-
‘“ efficiency rating” means the rating of a particular equipment, based  
on a rating system determined by the Commission;’;
‘ “efficiency rating label” means a label which  provides  information of 
energy performance level of the appliance based on   its rating system  
as prescribed by the Commission;’;
(b)by inserting after the definition “Electrical  Supervisor” the following  
definitions-
‘  “energy performance” means measurable results related to energy  
use and energy consumption;’;
1‘  “energy  performance  testing”  means  testing  that  is  done  in  
accordance to that required by the Commission, carried out by an  
accredited  laboratory,  to  measure  the  energy  performance  of  a  
particular equipment;’;
(c)by  inserting  after  the  definition  “ Malaysian  Communications  and  
Multimedia Commission” the following definition-
‘ “minimum  energy performance”  means the  minimum performance  
requirement  of  a  particular  equipment  as  determined  by  the  
Commission;’;
Amendment of regulation 47
3Regulation 47 of the principal Regulations is amended–
(a)in paragraph (1)(b) by inserting after the word “engineering” the words  
“or electrical and electronic engineering”;
(b)in paragraph (1)(c) by inserting after the word “engineering” the words  
“or electronic engineering”;
(c)by substituting paragraph (1)(d) with the following :
‘(d) in  the  case  of  a  Professional  Engineer  in  electrical  
engineering,   that  he  has  not  less  than  five  years  
experience working in an environment where electrical  
equipment is in operation in the power sector and has  
had experience of controlling live equipment;’;
(d)by inserting after paragraph (1) (d) the following :
 
2‘(e) in  the  case  of  a  Professional  Engineer  in  electronic  
engineering,  that  he  has  not  less  than  eight  years  
experience working in an environment where electrical  
equipment is in operation in the power sector and has  
had experience of controlling live equipment;’; and
(e)by renumbering paragraphs (1) (e) and (f) as paragraphs (1) (f) and (g) 
respectively.
Amendment of regulation 67
4.Regulation 67 of the principal Regulations is amended –
(a)in paragraph  (aa)  by substituting for the words “an installation” the  
words “all installations” and by substituting for the words “ a competent  
person” the words “competent persons”; and
(b)in  paragraph  (bb)  by substituting  for  the  words  “installation  is”  the  
words  “installations  are”,  for  the  word  “installation”  the  word  
“installations”  and  for  the  words  “  a  competent  person”  the  words  
“competent persons”.
New regulation 101A
5.The principal Regulations are amended by inserting after regulation 101 the  
following regulation :
“Efficient use ofelectricity  by equipment101A. (1)   The Commission may from time to time determine the  
energy  performance  testing  standards,  minimum  energy  
performance criteria, efficiency ratings, labeling and other related  
requirements  for  equipment  referred  to  in  regulation  97  as  the  
Commission deems necessary for the efficient use of electricity.
3(2)    The Commission may, for the purpose of subregulation  
(1),  require any person who manufactures, imports, displays, sells  
or advertises equipment to deliver samples of the equipment for  
examination and testing.
  
(3)    If, in the opinion of the Commission, any equipment does  
not  meet  or  comply  with  the  requirements  of  efficient  use  of  
electricity, the Commission may prohibit the manufacture, import,  
display, sale or advertisement of the equipment and may direct the  
person in subregulation (1) to withdraw or recall within the stipulated  
time period all the equipment from use or sale and thereafter, may  
seize and remove such equipment. 
(4)   The  provisions  of  this  regulation  shall  not  apply  to  
equipment  not  subject  to  the  Commission’s  action  under  
subregulation (1). 
   
(5)    The  Commission  shall  not  be  liable  for  any  loss  or  
damage  caused  in  the  delivery,  seizure  or  removal  under  
subregulation (3) and (4), as the case may be.
          
(6)    Any equipment that meets the requirement of efficient  
use of electricity shall be affixed with the efficiency rating label as  
issued by the Commission.”
 
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                                    DATUK SERI PETER CHIN FAH KUI
                                  Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water  
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