Amendment in the notification number GSR 537E dated 03 August 2007 regarding Governing Council of BEE in line with the amendment in the Energy Conservation Act 2001

6693 GI/202 3 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 610] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY , OCTOBER 20 , 2023/ ASVINA 28, 1945 CG-DL-E-23102023-249621 MINISTRY OF POWER NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 18th October, 2023 G.S.R. 788 (E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 56 read with sub -section (5) of section 4 of the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 (52 of 2001), the Central Government, hereby makes the following amendments in the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (Appointment o f Members, Manner of Filling Vacancies, Fees and Allowances and Procedure For Discharging Their Functions) Rules, 2007 (hereinafter referred to as the principal rules), namely: - 1. Short title and commencement. – (1) These rules may be called the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (Appointment of Members, Manner of Filling Vacancies, Fees and Allowances and Procedure For Discharging Their Functions) (Amendment), Rules 2023. (2) They shall c ome into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (Appointment of Members, Manner of Filling Vacancies, Fees and Allowances and Procedure For Discharging Their Functions) Rules, 2007, in rule 3, - (i) in sub -rule (1), for clause (a), the following clause shall be substituted, namely: - “(a) one official each from the energy or power department of five States from the five regions, not below the rank of Principal Secretary to the State Government as mem ber under clause (o) of sub - section (2) of section 4 of the Act.”; (ii) the sub -rule (2) shall be omitted; (iii) for sub -rule (3), the following sub -rules shall be substituted, namely: - “(3) For the purpose of clause (b) of sub -rule (1), the Central Go vernment shall appoints in the following manner, namely: - (a) One or two person having adequate knowledge, experience or capability in dealing with matters relating to promotion of energy efficiency or energy conservation, who in the opinion of the Central Government is capable of representing industry; (b) One or two person having adequate knowledge, experience or capability in dealing with matters relating to promotion of energy efficiency or energy conservation, who in the opinion of the Central Governme nt is capable of representing equipment and appliance manufacturers; (c) One or two person having adequate knowledge, experience or capability in dealing with matters relating to promotion of energy efficiency or energy conservation, who in the opinion of the Central Government is capable of representing architects; (d) One or two person having adequate knowledge, experience or capability in dealing with matters relating to promotion of energy efficiency or energy conservation, who in the opinion of the Cen tral Government is capable of representing institutes; (e) One or two person having adequate knowledge, experience or capability in dealing with matters relating to promotion of energy efficiency or energy conservation, who in the opinion of the Central Government is capable of representing consumers;”. (iv) In sub -rule (4), for clause (a), the following clause shall be substituted, namely: - “(a) Major energy users like Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Heavy Industries, Commerce and Industry, Science an d Technology and Fertilizers”. [F.No. 13/13/2021 -EC] AJAY TEWARI, Addl. Sec y. Note: The principal rules was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part – II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 537(E), dated the 6th August 2007. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.