Section List

Act Number: 52

Act Name: The Energy Conservation Act, 2001

Year: 2001

Enactment Date: 2001-09-29

Long Title: An Act to provide for efficient use of energy and its conservation and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Power

Department:

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