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MINISTRY OF LAW, JUSTICE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS
(Legislative Department)
New Delhi, the 1st October, 2001/ Asvina 9, 1923 (Saka)
The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the
29th September, 2001, and is hereby published for general information:--
THE ENERGY CONSERVATION ACT, 2001
No 52 OF 2001
[29th September 2001]
An Act to provide for efficient use of energy and its conservation and for
matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty second Year of the Republic of India as
follows:—
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
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(1) This Act may be called the Energy Conservation Act, 2001.
(2) It extends to the whole of India except the state of Jammu and Kashmir
(3) It shall come into force on such dates 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.
Short title, extent
and commencement
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Definitions
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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: —
(a) “accredited energy auditor” means an auditor possessing qualifications specified under
clause (p) of sub-section (2) of section 13;
(b) “ Appellate Tribunal” means Appellate Tribunal for Energy Conservation established
under section 30;
(c) “building” means any structure or erection or part of a structure or erection, after the
rules relating to energy conservation building codes have been notified under clause
(a) of section 15 of clause (l) of sub-section (2) of section 56, which is having a
connected load of 500kW or contract demand of 600 kVA and above and is intended
to be used for commercial purposes;
(d) “Bureau” means the Bureau of Energy Efficiency es