Section 2: Interpretation

2. Interpretation In this Act— “Central Electricity Board” means the Central Electricity Board constituted under the Central Electricity Board Act; “Clean Development Mechanism” means the mechanism developed under the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change; “Committee” means the Energy Efficiency Committee referred to in section 8; E10A – 1 [Issue 6] Energy Efficiency Act “Consumer Protection Unit” means the Consumer Protection Unit set up within the Ministry responsible for the subject of consumer protection; “Customs Department” means the Customs Department referred to in section 3 (4) of the Mauritius Revenue Authority Act; “dealer” means a retailer or other person who— (a) imports or displays regulated machinery; or (b) sells, hires or offers to hire regulated machinery to any person; “Director” means the Director appointed under section 12; “energy audit” means the verification, monitoring and analysis of use of energy, including the submission of a technical report containing recommendations for improving energy efficiency with economic and cost analysis and an action plan to reduce energy consumption; “energy auditor” means a person who is certified, by such institution as may be prescribed, to conduct energy audits; “energy consumer” means any undertaking, premises, building, enterprise or activity using energy and prescribed as such; “enforcement officer” means an officer designated under section 14 (3); “labelling requirements and specifications” means such requirements and specifications as may be prescribed; “large energy consumer” means an energy consumer which consumes energy in excess of such amount as may be prescribed; “Mauritius Accreditation Service” means the Mauritius Accreditation Service established under section 3 of the Mauritius Accreditation Service Act; “Mauritius Standards Bureau” means the Mauritius Standards Bureau established under section 3 of the Mauritius Standards Bureau Act; “member”— (a) means a member of the Committee; and (b) includes the Chairperson; “minimum energy performance standards” means such standards, criteria or specifications as may be prescribed; “Minister” means the Minister to whom responsibility for the subject of energy is assigned; “Office” means the Energy Efficiency Management Office referred to in section 4; “officer”— (a) means a public officer appointed under section 14 (1); and (b) includes— (i) the Director; [Issue 6] E10A – 2 Revised Laws of Mauritius (ii) an enforcement officer; “person responsible for an energy consumer” means the person having the charge, management or control of an energy consumer; “regulated machinery” means such equipment, machinery or other appliance as may be prescribed; “supervising officer” means the supervising officer of the Ministry; “technical committee” means any technical committee set up under section 11. [S. 2 amended by s. 14 (b) of Act 27 of 2013 w.e.f. 17 February 2014.]