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RENEWABLE ENERGY (STANDARDS AND LABELLING) (RENEWABLE ENERGY BATTERIES) REGULATIONS, 2022 (L.I. 2452)

RENEWABLE ENERGY (STANDARDS AND LABELLING) (RENEWABLE ENERGY BATTERIES) REGULATIONS, 2022 IN exercise of the power conferred on the Minister responsible for Energy acting on the recommendation of the Board, by paragraphs (d) and (e) of section 50 of the Renewable Energy Act, 2011 (Act 832), these Regulations are made this 28th day of June, 2022.

Legislation

Table of Content

Regulation

Preliminary Provisions

1. Purpose of Regulations

2. Application of Regulations

Duties and Requirements

3. Duty to comply with requirements

4. Prohibition of manufacture, importation, offer for sale, sale, storage,

donation, disposal, installation or use of renewable energy battery

5. Category of renewable energy battery

6. Minimum efficiency standard of renewable energy battery

7. Base material; technology, voltage and capacity of renewable energy

battery

8. Measurement methods

9. Use of circumvention device

10. Technical documentation

11. Labelling and information requirements

Registration of Renewable Energy Batteries

12. Renewable Energy Product Register

13. Application for registration

14. Consideration of application

15. Grant of application

Duties of Dealers and Suppliers of Renewable Energy Batteries

16. Duty of dealer to keep, maintain and provide technical documentation

1 7. Duty of supplier to keep, maintain and provide technical documentation

18. Duty of supplier to keep, maintain and provide Product Information

Sheet

19. Duty of supplier to provide information for statistical purposes

20. Duty of supplier to ensure accuracy of information

21. Access to information on technical documentation and Product

Information Sheet

22. Product brochure in respect of renewable energy battery

Information

23. Public information

24. Information in respect of mail order and other distance selling

25. Obligations of audio or audio-visual broadcasting service provider

26. Obligations of e-commerce platform

27. Misleading information

28. Restriction on disclosure of information

Powers of Enforcement

29. Power of enforcement authority to require technical documentation

30. Power of enforcement authority to inspect renewable energy battery

31. Power oft1eruorcement authority to detain or seize record or renewable

energy battery

32. Power of enforcement authority to test renewable energy battery

Detention, Re-Exportation and Seizure

33. Procedure for market surveillance and verification 34. Order to access premises to inspect, detain or seize renewable energy

battery or record

35. Procedure for detention of renewable energy battery

36. Procedure for re-labelling of detained renewable energy battery

3 7. Procedure for re-exportation of imported renewable energy battery

38. Procedure for seizure of renewable energy battery

Petition and Compensation

39. Petition against seizure

40. Forfeiture and destruction of seized renewable energy battery

41. Compensation for loss of renewable energy battery or record seized

42. Recovery of expenses by enforcement authority

Miscellaneous Provisions

43. Offences and penalties

44. Interpretation

45. Transitional provision

SCHEDULES

FIRST SCHEDULE

Standards

SECOND SCHEDULE

Minimum Efficiency Standards

THIRD SCHEDULE

The Label

FOURTH SCHEDULE

Product Information Sheet

FIFTH SCHEDULE

Verification Procedure for Market Surveillance

Regulation

Preliminary Provisions

1. Purpose of Regulations

2. Application of Regulations

Duties and Requirements

3. Duty to comply with requirements

4. Prohibition of manufacture, importation, offer for sale, sale, storage,

donation, disposal, installation or use of renewable energy battery

5. Category of renewable energy battery

6. Minimum efficiency standard of renewable energy battery

7. Base material; technology, voltage and capacity of renewable energy

battery

8. Measurement methods

9. Use of circumvention device

10. Technical documentation

11. Labelling and information requirements

Registration of Renewable Energy Batteries

12. Renewable Energy Product Register

13. Application for registration

14. Consideration of application

15. Grant of application

Duties of Dealers and Suppliers of Renewable Energy Batteries

16. Duty of dealer to keep, maintain and provide technical documentation

1 7. Duty of supplier to keep, maintain and provide technical documentation

18. Duty of supplier to keep, maintain and provide Product Information

Sheet

19. Duty of supplier to provide information for statistical purposes

20. Duty of supplier to ensure accuracy of information

21. Access to information on technical documentation and Product

Information Sheet

22. Product brochure in respect of renewable energy battery

Information

23. Public information

24. Information in respect of mail order and other distance selling

25. Obligations of audio or audio-visual broadcasting service provider

26. Obligations of e-commerce platform

27. Misleading information

28. Restriction on disclosure of information

Powers of Enforcement

29. Power of enforcement authority to require technical documentation

30. Power of enforcement authority to inspect renewable energy battery

31. Power oft1eruorcement authority to detain or seize record or renewable

energy battery

32. Power of enforcement authority to test renewable energy battery

Detention, Re-Exportation and Seizure

33. Procedure for market surveillance and verification 34. Order to access premises to inspect, detain or seize renewable energy

battery or record

35. Procedure for detention of renewable energy battery

36. Procedure for re-labelling of detained renewable energy battery

3 7. Procedure for re-exportation of imported renewable energy battery

38. Procedure for seizure of renewable energy battery

Petition and Compensation

39. Petition against seizure

40. Forfeiture and destruction of seized renewable energy battery

41. Compensation for loss of renewable energy battery or record seized

42. Recovery of expenses by enforcement authority

Miscellaneous Provisions

43. Offences and penalties

44. Interpretation

45. Transitional provision

SCHEDULES

FIRST SCHEDULE

Standards

SECOND SCHEDULE

Minimum Efficiency Standards

THIRD SCHEDULE

The Label

FOURTH SCHEDULE

Product Information Sheet

FIFTH SCHEDULE

Verification Procedure for Market Surveillance

Regulation 1

1. Purpose of Regulations

The purpose of these Regulations is to promote efficient use of renewable energy batteries in the country and mitigate related climate change by (a) providing for (i) Sthceh eednufoler caenmd ethnte omfi nSitmanudmar edffis csieetn ocyu ts tiann tdhaer dFs isrestt out in Part One of the Second Schedule; (ii) the labelling of renewable energy batteries; (iii) supplementary product information on renewable energy batteries; and (iv) the registration of models of renewable energy batteries in the Renewable Energy Product Register; and (b) prohibiting the manufacture, importation, offer for sale, sale, storage, donation, disposal, installation or use of a renewable energy battery that does not meet the minimum efficiency

Regulation 2

2. Application of Regulations

These Regulations apply to (a) a renewable energy battery manufactured in the country or imported into the country for display, sale or use, irrespective of the size, method of charge or energy system design of the renewable energy battery; (b) a battery used in a renewable energy storage system for off-grid, on-grid and mini grid applications; and (c) a method oftest used for the verification of the performance of a renewable energy battery.