Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill

This Act is the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Act 2026 and comes into operation on a date that the Minister appoints by notification in the Gazette.

In the Energy Conservation Act 2012 (called in this Act the principal Act), in section 10 —(a)in the definition of “effective date”, after “date on which the goods become regulated goods”, insert “for the purposes of a provision in this Part,”;(b)in the definitions of “effective date” and “regulated goods”, replace “section 11” with “section 11(1)”; and(c)after the definition of “goods”, insert —“ “import” means to bring or cause to be brought into Singapore by land, water or air from any place which is outside Singapore, but does not include the bringing into Singapore by water or air of any substance, plant, equipment, machinery or any product which is to be taken out of Singapore on the same vessel or aircraft on which they were brought into Singapore without any landing or transhipment within Singapore;”.

In the principal Act, in Part 3, in Division 1, in Subdivision (2), in the Subdivision heading, after “supplies”, insert “and imports”.

In the principal Act, in section 11 —(a)renumber the section as subsection (1) of that section; and(b)after subsection (1), insert —“(2) Without limiting subsection (1), a class, description or type of goods may be prescribed under that subsection to be regulated goods only under prescribed circumstances, and different circumstances may be prescribed for the same class, description or type of goods for different provisions of this Part.(3) Different classes, descriptions or types of goods may be prescribed under subsection (1) to be regulated goods for different provisions of this Part.”.

“(2) Without limiting subsection (1), a class, description or type of goods may be prescribed under that subsection to be regulated goods only under prescribed circumstances, and different circumstances may be prescribed for the same class, description or type of goods for different provisions of this Part.

Different classes, descriptions or types of goods may be prescribed under subsection (1) to be regulated goods for different provisions of this Part.”.

In the principal Act, in section 12 —(a)replace the section heading with —“Restrictions on supply and import of regulated goods”;(b)replace subsection (1) with —“(1) Subject to this section, a person must not —(a)make a prohibited supply of regulated goods in Singapore (whether the goods were imported into Singapore or manufactured in Singapore by the person or another person); or(b)make a prohibited import of regulated goods.”;(c)in subsections (3), (5) and (6), replace “subsection (1)” with “subsection (1)(a)”; (d)after subsection (3), insert —“(3A) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), a prohibited import of regulated goods is an import of regulated goods where —(a)the goods do not comply, on or after the effective date for those goods, with any one or more of the requirements mentioned in subsection (4) which is prescribed as being applicable to those regulated goods and not waived under section 31B(1); and(b)the goods are imported by the person for the person’s own use.”; and(e)in subsection (4), replace “The following are the requirements for the purpose of subsection (3):” with “For the purposes of subsections (3) and (3A), the requirements that may be prescribed as applicable to any regulated goods are as follows:”.

“(1) Subject to this section, a person must not —(a)make a prohibited supply of regulated goods in Singapore (whether the goods were imported into Singapore or manufactured in Singapore by the person or another person); or(b)make a prohibited import of regulated goods.”;

“(3A) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), a prohibited import of regulated goods is an import of regulated goods where —(a)the goods do not comply, on or after the effective date for those goods, with any one or more of the requirements mentioned in subsection (4) which is prescribed as being applicable to those regulated goods and not waived under section 31B(1); and(b)the goods are imported by the person for the person’s own use.”; and

In the principal Act, in section 12A(1) —(a)replace “an importer or a manufacturer” with “a person that imports or manufactures any goods that are regulated goods (called in this Part an importer and a manufacturer, respectively)”; and(b)replace “any regulated goods” with “those regulated goods”.

In the principal Act, in section 13 —(a)replace subsection (1) with —“(1) Any importer or manufacturer that wishes to be registered as a registered supplier for the purposes of section 12A(1) must apply to the Director‑General to be registered as such.(1A) Any importer or manufacturer that wishes to register any regulated goods that are required to be registered under section 12 must apply to the Director‑General for such registration for the purposes of supply or own use, or both, as the case may be.(1B) For the purpose of subsection (1A) —(a)if an importer or a manufacturer intends to supply in Singapore, or if an importer intends to import into Singapore for the importer’s own use, any goods that are regulated goods required to be registered under section 12, the importer or manufacturer must register such regulated goods for the purposes of supply or own use, or both (as the case may be), even if another importer or manufacturer has already so registered such regulated goods; and(b)if the firstmentioned importer or manufacturer mentioned in paragraph (a) fails to so register such regulated goods, then the regulated goods are not regarded as registered in relation to the firstmentioned importer or manufacturer, despite the registration by the second‑mentioned importer or manufacturer.”;(b)in subsection (2)(b), replace “as registered goods” with “or import into Singapore for the applicant’s own use, as registered goods for the purposes of supply or own use, or both, as the case may be”; and(c)after subsection (2), insert —“(2A) The Director‑General may, at any time after the registration of any registered supplier or of any registered goods, impose any condition on, or modify or revoke any condition imposed on, the registration.(2B) The Director‑General must, before imposing or modifying any condition under subsection (2A), give written notice to the holder of the registration —(a)stating the proposed condition or modification, as the case may be; and(b)specifying the time within which the holder of the registration may make written representations to the Director‑General with respect to the proposed condition or modification.(2C) Where the holder of the registration makes any written representations under subsection (2B)(b), the Director‑General must consider the written representations, and the Director‑General’s decision must be given to the holder of the registration in writing.”.

“(1) Any importer or manufacturer that wishes to be registered as a registered supplier for the purposes of section 12A(1) must apply to the Director‑General to be registered as such.

Any importer or manufacturer that wishes to register any regulated goods that are required to be registered under section 12 must apply to the Director‑General for such registration for the purposes of supply or own use, or both, as the case may be.

For the purpose of subsection (1A) —(a)if an importer or a manufacturer intends to supply in Singapore, or if an importer intends to import into Singapore for the importer’s own use, any goods that are regulated goods required to be registered under section 12, the importer or manufacturer must register such regulated goods for the purposes of supply or own use, or both (as the case may be), even if another importer or manufacturer has already so registered such regulated goods; and(b)if the firstmentioned importer or manufacturer mentioned in paragraph (a) fails to so register such regulated goods, then the regulated goods are not regarded as registered in relation to the firstmentioned importer or manufacturer, despite the registration by the second‑mentioned importer or manufacturer.”;

“(2A) The Director‑General may, at any time after the registration of any registered supplier or of any registered goods, impose any condition on, or modify or revoke any condition imposed on, the registration.

The Director‑General must, before imposing or modifying any condition under subsection (2A), give written notice to the holder of the registration —(a)stating the proposed condition or modification, as the case may be; and(b)specifying the time within which the holder of the registration may make written representations to the Director‑General with respect to the proposed condition or modification.

Where the holder of the registration makes any written representations under subsection (2B)(b), the Director‑General must consider the written representations, and the Director‑General’s decision must be given to the holder of the registration in writing.”.

In the principal Act, in section 15, after subsection (4), insert —“(5) The Director‑General may, at any time after renewing the registration of any registered goods, impose any condition on, or modify or revoke any condition imposed on, the renewal of registration.(6) The Director‑General must, before imposing or modifying any condition under subsection (5), give written notice to the holder of the registration —(a)stating the proposed condition or modification, as the case may be; and(b)specifying the time within which the holder of the registration may make written representations to the Director‑General with respect to the proposed condition or modification.(7) Where the holder of the registration makes any written representations under subsection (6)(b), the Director‑General must consider the written representations, and the Director‑General’s decision must be given to the holder of the registration in writing.”.

“(5) The Director‑General may, at any time after renewing the registration of any registered goods, impose any condition on, or modify or revoke any condition imposed on, the renewal of registration.

The Director‑General must, before imposing or modifying any condition under subsection (5), give written notice to the holder of the registration —(a)stating the proposed condition or modification, as the case may be; and(b)specifying the time within which the holder of the registration may make written representations to the Director‑General with respect to the proposed condition or modification.

Where the holder of the registration makes any written representations under subsection (6)(b), the Director‑General must consider the written representations, and the Director‑General’s decision must be given to the holder of the registration in writing.”.

In the principal Act, in section 16 —(a)in subsection (1), replace paragraph (b) with —“(b)of any registered goods obtained by a registered supplier or an importer that imports such registered goods for the importer’s own use, where the registered supplier or importer applies to the Director‑General to withdraw the registration.”;(b)in subsection (3), replace “after giving notice to the registered supplier supplying those goods” with “obtained by a registered supplier or an importer that imports such registered goods for the importer’s own use, after giving notice to the registered supplier or importer,”;(c)in subsection (3)(a), replace “the registered goods” with “any of the registered goods supplied by the registered supplier or imported by the importer”;(d)in subsection (3)(a), after “furnished by the registered supplier”, insert “or importer”;(e)in subsection (3), replace paragraph (b) with —“(b)that any of the registered goods supplied by the registered supplier or imported by the importer do not meet any requirement under section 12(4) applicable to the registered goods and not waived under section 31B(1) for the registered goods;”; (f)in subsection (3)(d), (e) and (f), after “the registered supplier”, insert “or importer”; and(g)in subsection (4), after “the registered supplier”, insert “or importer (as the case may be)”.

In the principal Act, in section 17 —(a)in subsection (1)(c), delete “or” at the end; (b)in subsection (1), after paragraph (c), insert —“(ca)to impose or modify any condition on the importer’s or manufacturer’s registration as a registered supplier, or the registration of any registered goods, under section 13(2A) or the renewal of the registration of any registered goods under section 15(5); or”; and(c)in subsection (4), after paragraph (a), insert —“(aa)any condition imposed or modified by the Director‑General under section 13(2A) or 15(5);”.

In the principal Act, in section 18 —(a)in subsection (1), after “A registered supplier”, insert “, and an importer that imports regulated goods for the importer’s own use,”; and(b)in subsections (2) and (3), after “registered supplier”, insert “or importer”.

In the principal Act, in section 19(1) —(a)replace “carrying” with “that carries”;(b)after “any regulated goods”, insert “, or that imports regulated goods for the person’s own use”; and(c)in paragraph (b), replace “or the supply of those regulated goods” with “, or the supply or import (as the case may be) of those regulated goods”.

In the principal Act, in section 20(a), after “section 13(1)”, insert “or (1A)”.

In the principal Act, in section 31B(1), after “intends to supply”, insert “or import for the person’s own use (as the case may be)”.

In the principal Act, in section 68 —(a)in subsection (1)(a)(iv), delete “or” at the end; (b)in subsection (1)(a)(v), insert “or” at the end; (c)in subsection (1)(a), after sub‑paragraph (v), insert —“(vi)by sending it by email to the individual’s last email address;”;(d)in subsection (1)(b)(ii), delete “or” at the end;(e)in subsection (1)(b)(iii), replace “and” at the end with “or”;(f)in subsection (1)(b), after sub‑paragraph (iii), insert —“(iv)by sending it by email to the partnership’s last email address; and”;(g)in subsection (1)(c)(ii), delete “or” at the end;(h)in subsection (1)(c)(iii), replace the full‑stop at the end with “; or”;(i)in subsection (1)(c), after sub‑paragraph (iii), insert —“(iv)by sending it by email to the last email address of the body corporate.”; (j)in subsection (2)(a), delete “and” at the end; (k)in subsection (2)(b), replace the full‑stop at the end with “; and”;(l)in subsection (2), after paragraph (b), insert —“(c)sent by email, it is deemed to have been duly served on the person to whom it is addressed at the time that the email becomes capable of being retrieved by the person to whom it is sent.”;(m)after subsection (2), insert —“(2A) However, service of any notice or document under this Act on a person by email may be effected only with the person’s prior written consent to service in that way.”; and(n)replace subsection (5) with —“(5) In this section —“body corporate” includes a limited liability partnership;“last email address” means the last email address given by the addressee concerned to the person serving the notice or document as the email address for the service of notices or documents under this Act.”.

“(2A) However, service of any notice or document under this Act on a person by email may be effected only with the person’s prior written consent to service in that way.”; and

“(5) In this section —

“body corporate” includes a limited liability partnership;

“last email address” means the last email address given by the addressee concerned to the person serving the notice or document as the email address for the service of notices or documents under this Act.”.

In the principal Act, in section 78(2), after paragraph (a), insert —“(aa)the regulation of any advertisement of regulated goods (whether or not originating in Singapore) accessible by a person physically present in Singapore (called in this paragraph a person in Singapore), including —(i)any information relating to the energy efficiency of the goods that must be contained in any such advertisement;(ii)the prohibition of any advertisement with respect to which any prescribed requirement is not complied with (called in this paragraph a non‑compliant advertisement); and(iii)requirements in relation to the prevention of publication, rectification or withdrawal of any non‑compliant advertisement (including the removal of any non‑compliant advertisement or the disabling of access by a person in Singapore to any non‑compliant advertisement, if published on the Internet) and the person in Singapore or person with a business establishment in Singapore that must comply with such requirements;(ab)the circumstances in which a person —(i)that imports or manufactures regulated goods for supply in Singapore, and subsequently uses or permits another person to use those regulated goods for a purpose other than for such supply; or(ii)that imports goods for the person’s own use, and subsequently —(A)uses those goods in circumstances where the import would (if it had been for or under those circumstances) have been a prohibited import of regulated goods under section 12(1)(b); or(B)permits another person to use those goods in prescribed circumstances,commits an offence;”.

—(1) To avoid doubt —(a)any person that, immediately before the date section 7 of this Act comes into operation (called in this section the commencement date), is a registered supplier under section 13(2)(a) of the principal Act as in force immediately before that date, is a registered supplier under section 13(2)(a) of the principal Act as in force on that date, but only to the extent of the firstmentioned registration; and(b)any regulated goods that, immediately before the commencement date, are registered goods under section 13(2)(b) of the principal Act as in force immediately before that date, are registered goods but only for the purposes of supply under section 13(2)(b) of the principal Act as in force on that date (if the goods are required to be registered under section 12 of the principal Act as in force on that date), and to the extent of the firstmentioned registration.(2) Any application for registration under section 13(1)(a) of the principal Act as in force immediately before the commencement date and pending immediately before that date, is an application for registration as a registered supplier under section 13(1) of the principal Act as in force on that date.(3) Any application for registration under section 13(1)(b) of the principal Act as in force immediately before the commencement date and pending immediately before that date, is an application to register regulated goods but only for the purposes of supply under section 13(1A) of the principal Act as in force on that date.(4) For a period of 2 years after the date of commencement of any provision of this Act, the Minister may, by regulations, prescribe such additional provisions of a saving or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of that provision as the Minister may consider necessary or expedient.

To avoid doubt —(a)any person that, immediately before the date section 7 of this Act comes into operation (called in this section the commencement date), is a registered supplier under section 13(2)(a) of the principal Act as in force immediately before that date, is a registered supplier under section 13(2)(a) of the principal Act as in force on that date, but only to the extent of the firstmentioned registration; and(b)any regulated goods that, immediately before the commencement date, are registered goods under section 13(2)(b) of the principal Act as in force immediately before that date, are registered goods but only for the purposes of supply under section 13(2)(b) of the principal Act as in force on that date (if the goods are required to be registered under section 12 of the principal Act as in force on that date), and to the extent of the firstmentioned registration.

Any application for registration under section 13(1)(a) of the principal Act as in force immediately before the commencement date and pending immediately before that date, is an application for registration as a registered supplier under section 13(1) of the principal Act as in force on that date.

Any application for registration under section 13(1)(b) of the principal Act as in force immediately before the commencement date and pending immediately before that date, is an application to register regulated goods but only for the purposes of supply under section 13(1A) of the principal Act as in force on that date.

For a period of 2 years after the date of commencement of any provision of this Act, the Minister may, by regulations, prescribe such additional provisions of a saving or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of that provision as the Minister may consider necessary or expedient.