The ENERGY CONSERVATION ACT, 2001

PRELIMINARY

Section 1 — Short title, extent and commencement.

(1) This Act may be called the Energy Conservation Act, 2001.

(2) It extends to the whole of India [Omitted] .

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision.

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  1. 1.Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. 2.Definitions.
  3. 3.Establishment and incorporation of Bureau of Energy Efficiency.
  4. 4.Management of Bureau.
  5. 5.Meetings of Governing Council.
  6. 6.Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Bureau, Governing Council or Committee.
  7. 7.Removal of member from office.
  8. 8.Constitution of Advisory Committees and other committees.
  9. 9.Director General of Bureau.
  10. 10.Officers and employees of Bureau.
  11. 11.Authentication of orders and decisions of Bureau.
  12. 12.Transfer of assets, liabilities and employees of Energy Management Centre.
  13. 13.Powers and functions of Bureau.
  14. 14.Power of Central Government to enforce efficient use of energy and its conservation.
  15. 14A.Power of Central Government to issue energy savings certificate.
  16. 14B.Power of Central Government to specify value of energy.
  17. 15.Power of State Government to enforce certain provisions for efficient use of energy and its conservation.
  18. 16.Establishment of Fund by State Government.
  19. 17.Power of inspection.
  20. 18.Power of Central Government or State Government to issue directions.
  21. 19.Grants and loans by Central Government.
  22. 20.Establishment of Fund by Central Government.
  23. 21.Borrowing powers of Bureau.
  24. 22.Budget.
  25. 23.Annual report.
  26. 24.Annual report to be laid before Parliament.
  27. 25.Accounts and audit.
  28. 26.Penalty.
  29. 27.Power to adjudicate.
  30. 28.Factors to be taken into account by adjudicating officer.
  31. 29.Civil court not to have jurisdiction.
  32. 30.Appellate Tribunal.
  33. 31.Appeal to Appellate Tribunal.
  34. 31A.Procedure and powers of Appellate Tribunal.
  35. 32.to 43. [Omitted.].
  36. 44.Right of appellant to take assistance of legal practitioner or accredited auditor and of Government to appoint presenting officers.
  37. 45.Appeal to Supreme Court.
  38. 46.Power of Central Government to issue directions to Bureau.
  39. 47.Power of Central Government to supersede Bureau.
  40. 48.Default by companies.
  41. 49.Exemption from tax on income.
  42. 50.Protection of action taken in good faith.
  43. 51.Delegation.
  44. 52.Power to obtain information.
  45. 53.Power to exempt.
  46. 54.Chairperson, Members, officers and employees of the Appellate Tribunal, Members of State Commission, Director-General, Secretary, members, officers and employees of the Bureau to be public servants.
  47. 55.Power of Central Government to issue directions.
  48. 56.Power of Central Government to make rules.
  49. 57.Power of State Government to make rules.
  50. 58.Power of Bureau to make regulations.
  51. 59.Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament and State Legislature.
  52. 60.Application of other laws not barred.
  53. 61.Provisions of Act not to apply in certain cases.
  54. 62.Power to remove difficulty.
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