Article 1
This Act is hereby promulgated to serve the purpose of upgrading energy administration aimed at rational and efficient utilization of energy.
In order to ensure the stable and safe supply of energy, as well as taking into consideration environmental impact and economic development, the central Competent authority shall draft the Energy Development Guidelines which shall be subject to approval by the Executive Yuan for implementation.
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Article 8
The utilization and efficiency of the lighting, power, electric heating, air conditioning, refrigerating facilities or other energy consuming facilities used by existing energy users designated by central Competent authority shall comply with the energy conservation regulations promulgated by the central Competent authority.
The regulations on the designation of energy users, types of energy consuming facilities, energy conservation and the efficiency of energy consumption as mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be announced by the central Competent authority.
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Article 11
The energy user whose energy consumption meets the level stipulated by the central Competent authority, according to the energy consumption brackets, shall employ or mandate certain number of technicians or qualified energy administrators to execute the affairs promulgated by the central Competent authority in Article 8, 9 and 12.
The regulations on energy consumption brackets; number, qualifications, training of the technicians or qualified energy administrators; the acquirement procedure, qualifications, withdrawal, revocation, verification, administration of the qualification certificates and other matters for compliance in the preceding paragraph, shall be stipulated by the central Competent authority.
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Article 12
The energy user whose energy consumption meets the level stipulated by the central Competent authority, shall report energy consumption data to the central Competent authority.
The categories, quantities, items, efficiency, period and methods for the submission of energy consumption which shall be reported by the energy user in the preceding paragraph, shall be announced by the central Competent authority.
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Article 14
The enterprise who manufactures or imports the energy consuming facilities or apparatus which are designated by the central Competent authority for domestic use, the energy efficiency of the aforesaid facilities or apparatus shall comply with the standards of permissible energy consumption stipulated by the central Competent authority and shall be provided with a nameplate which indicates the energy consumption and its efficiency.
The energy consuming facilities or apparatus failing to comply with the standards of permissible energy consumption in the preceding paragragh, shall not be imported or sold in the domestic market.
The energy consuming facilities or apparatus failing to comply with the indication regulation in paragraph 1, shall not be exhibited or sold in the domestic market.
The regulations on the types, the standards of permissible energy consumption and its inspection procedures, and the indication particulars, methods and inspection procedures of energy consumption and its efficiency of the energy consuming facilities or apparatus mentioned above in paragraph 1, shall be announced by central Competent authority.
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Article 15
The enterprise who manufactures or imports the vehicles which are designated by the central Competent authority for domestic use, the energy efficiency of the aforesaid vehicles shall comply with the standards of permissible energy consumption stipulated by the central Competent authority and shall be provided with a nameplate which indicates the energy consumption and its efficiency.
The vehicles failing to comply with the standards of permissible energy consumption in the preceding paragragh, shall not be imported or sold in the domestic market.
The vehicles failing to comply with the indication regulation in paragraph 1, shall not be exhibited or sold in the domestic market.
The regulations on the standards of permissible energy consumption, the indication particulars, methods, inspection procedures, and the granting, withdrawal, revocation, administration of certificates and other matters of the energy consumption and its efficiency of the vehicles shall be promulgated by the central Competent authority in conjunction with the central traffic competent authority.
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Article 16
The energy user of massive investment and production plan who establishes or expands the energy consumption facilities which energy consumption causes significant influence on the total national energy supply and demand as well as structure or regional energy balance, prior to establishment or expansion, shall provide energy utilization manual for the approval of central Competent authority through local authorities which accept such application.
Prior to granting approval , the central Competent authority shall review the consumption volume, category, efficiency and location of the energy user in accordance with the regulations governing the assessment of energy development and utilization provided in the preceding article.
The energy user shall execute its plan on energy consumption, category, efficiency and facility location in accordance with the conclusions of the review in the preceding paragragh; and the central Competent authority shall periodically follow up with such execution.
The scope of applied energy users, forms of energy utilization manual and essential particulars in paragraph 1 shall be announced by the central Competent authority.
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Article 21
For the following violations, the Competent authority shall notify the enterprise for improvements within a specific deadline. Enterprise who fails to improve by the deadline shall be fined NT$20,000 to NT$100,000 and will be ordered onec again to improve within a specific deadline. Where the enterprise still fails to carry out improvements by the deadline the penalty shall be doubled per violation :
1. Failure to submit or making of false presentation in reporting operation data pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph 1 of Article 7.
2. Failure to employ or mandate technician or qualified energy administrator to execute business stipulated by the central Competent authority pursuant to paragraph 1 of Article 11.
3. Failure to report or making of false presentation in reporting data on energy consumption pursuant to paragraph 1 of Article 12.
4. Failure to indicate or indicates falsely the energy consumption or its efficiency pursuant to paragraph 1 of Article 14 or paragraph 1 of Article 15.
5. Exhibiting or selling of energy consuming facilities, apparatus or vehicles not labelled according to laws and regulations pursuant to paragraph 3 of Article 14 or paragraph 3 of Article 15.
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Article 23
Where an energy user fails to observe the regulations for energy utilization and efficiency stipulated by the central Competent authority in line with Article 8, the central Competent authority shall notify the user to improve or renew its facilities by a deadline. The user who fails to comply with such notice shall be fined NT$20,000 to NT$100,000 and required to make such improvement or renewal once again within a specific deadline. Where the enterprise still fails to improve or renew its facilities within the said deadline, the penalty shall be doubled per violation.
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Article 24
For the following violations, the Competent authority shall notify the said enterprise for remedies within a specific deadline. If the enterprise fails to remedy by the said deadline, the enterprise shall be fined NT$30,000 to NT$150,000 required to remedy once again by a specific deadline. Where the enterprise still fails to make such improvements by a specific deadine, the penalty shall be doubled per violation:
1. Failure to establish an energy audit system or set up or execute energy conservation objectives and plan pursuant to Article 9.
2. Failure to install cogeneration equipments pursuant to paragraph 1 of Article 10.
3. Violation of the prohibition on importation or sale in domestic market pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 14 or paragraph 2 of Article 15.
4. Violation of paragraph 3 of Article 16 by exceeding energy consumption volume or failing to meet the energy category and efficiency.
5. Violation of paragraph 1 of Article 19-1 by evading, impeding, or refusing the inspection or request of providing information conducted by the central Competent authority.
6. Violation of the regulations stipulated under paragraph 3 of Article 19-3.
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Article 25
Where the energy user violates paragraph 1 of Article 16 by engaging in establishment or expansion, projects without approval of the Competent authority, the central Competent authority may order the violator to stop importing of energy or order the Energy supply enterprise to suspend energy supply.
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