Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- I WORLD ENERGY ASSESSMENT
- II INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
- III INTERNATIONAL LAW DECLARATIONS AND OTHER SOFT LAW INSTRUMENTS
- IV ACTION PLANS AND MULTILATERAL OPERATION RECOMMENDATIONS
- V SELECT REGIONAL INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGREEMENTS
- VI SELECT NATIONAL LEGISLATION ILLUSTRATIVE OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY LAW INNOVATIONS
- Convention of the African Energy Commission
- African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (1968)
- Integrated Energy Plan for the Republic of South Africa
- The Law on Energy Conservation of the People's Republic of China
- Utility Demand-side Management in China Opportunities and Policy Options: Selected Provisions
- Promotion Law of Renewable Energy Development and Utilization, the People's Republic of China (Draft for Advice)
- Law Concerning the Rational Use of Energy
- Fundamental Policies for Rational Use of Energy
- Enforcement Ordinance for the Law Concerning Rational Use of Energy
- Enforcement Regulations for the Law Concerning Rational Use of Energy
- Act on the Promotion of the Development, Use and Dissemination of New and Renewable Energy
- Energy Efficiency Building Code for Commercial Buildings in Sri Lanka
- Law on the Rational Use of Energy (1997)
- Commission Decision of 23 December 2003 Setting up an Executive Agency, the ‘Intelligent Energy Executive Agency’, to Manage Community Action in the Field of Energy in Application of Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003
- Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Promotion of Cogeneration Based on a Useful Heat Demand in the Internal Energy Market
- Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Promotion of Cogeneration Based on a Useful Heat Demand in the Internal Energy Market
- Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 Establishing a Scheme for Greenhouse Gas Emission Allowance Trading Within the Community and Amending Council Directive 96/61/EC
- Directive 2001/77/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2001 on the Promotion of Electricity Produced from Renewable Energy Sources in the Internal Electricity Market
- Explanatory Memorandum and Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Energy Performance of Buildings
- Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Energy Performance of Buildings
- Act on Granting Priority to Renewable Energy Sources (Renewable Energy Sources Act), and Explanatory Memorandum
- Amending the Renewable Energy Sources Act – The Government Draft of 17 December 2003 in Detail
- The Ecological Tax Reform: Introduction, Continuation and Further Development to an Ecological Financial Reform
- Republic of Lithuania Law on Energy 16 May 2002 No. IX-884 Vilnius
- Act of 2 July 1998 Providing Rules in Relation to the Production, Transmission and Supply of Electricity (Electricity Act) [Including all Amendments Pursuant to the Gas Act 26463 and the Electricity Production Sector (Transition) Act 27250]
- Sustainable Energy Act 2003 Chapter 30
- 2003 No. 604 Climate Change Levy: The Climate Change Levy (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2003
- Energy Policy Act of 1992
- Law on Geothermal Energy Concessions Law No. 19.657 Ministry of Mining (Non-Official Translation)
- Index
Republic of Lithuania Law on Energy 16 May 2002 No. IX-884 Vilnius
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 May 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- I WORLD ENERGY ASSESSMENT
- II INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
- III INTERNATIONAL LAW DECLARATIONS AND OTHER SOFT LAW INSTRUMENTS
- IV ACTION PLANS AND MULTILATERAL OPERATION RECOMMENDATIONS
- V SELECT REGIONAL INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGREEMENTS
- VI SELECT NATIONAL LEGISLATION ILLUSTRATIVE OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY LAW INNOVATIONS
- Convention of the African Energy Commission
- African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (1968)
- Integrated Energy Plan for the Republic of South Africa
- The Law on Energy Conservation of the People's Republic of China
- Utility Demand-side Management in China Opportunities and Policy Options: Selected Provisions
- Promotion Law of Renewable Energy Development and Utilization, the People's Republic of China (Draft for Advice)
- Law Concerning the Rational Use of Energy
- Fundamental Policies for Rational Use of Energy
- Enforcement Ordinance for the Law Concerning Rational Use of Energy
- Enforcement Regulations for the Law Concerning Rational Use of Energy
- Act on the Promotion of the Development, Use and Dissemination of New and Renewable Energy
- Energy Efficiency Building Code for Commercial Buildings in Sri Lanka
- Law on the Rational Use of Energy (1997)
- Commission Decision of 23 December 2003 Setting up an Executive Agency, the ‘Intelligent Energy Executive Agency’, to Manage Community Action in the Field of Energy in Application of Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003
- Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Promotion of Cogeneration Based on a Useful Heat Demand in the Internal Energy Market
- Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Promotion of Cogeneration Based on a Useful Heat Demand in the Internal Energy Market
- Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 Establishing a Scheme for Greenhouse Gas Emission Allowance Trading Within the Community and Amending Council Directive 96/61/EC
- Directive 2001/77/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2001 on the Promotion of Electricity Produced from Renewable Energy Sources in the Internal Electricity Market
- Explanatory Memorandum and Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Energy Performance of Buildings
- Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Energy Performance of Buildings
- Act on Granting Priority to Renewable Energy Sources (Renewable Energy Sources Act), and Explanatory Memorandum
- Amending the Renewable Energy Sources Act – The Government Draft of 17 December 2003 in Detail
- The Ecological Tax Reform: Introduction, Continuation and Further Development to an Ecological Financial Reform
- Republic of Lithuania Law on Energy 16 May 2002 No. IX-884 Vilnius
- Act of 2 July 1998 Providing Rules in Relation to the Production, Transmission and Supply of Electricity (Electricity Act) [Including all Amendments Pursuant to the Gas Act 26463 and the Electricity Production Sector (Transition) Act 27250]
- Sustainable Energy Act 2003 Chapter 30
- 2003 No. 604 Climate Change Levy: The Climate Change Levy (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2003
- Energy Policy Act of 1992
- Law on Geothermal Energy Concessions Law No. 19.657 Ministry of Mining (Non-Official Translation)
- Index
Summary
CHAPTER ONE GENERAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 1. PURPOSE OF THE LAW
The Law on Energy regulates general energy activities, the basic principles of energy development and management, energy and energy resources efficiency. Peculiarities of activities of individual energy systems and of relations between energy enterprises and consumers shall be established by other laws.
Provisions of other laws regulating energy activities shall be applicable to the extent they are not contrary to this Law.
ARTICLE 2. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
As used in this Law:
“Energy sector” means a section of the economy embracing the energy sector activities.
“Energy sector activities” means economic activities embracing prospecting for, extraction, processing, production, storage, transportation, transmission, distribution, supply of, trade in and marketing of energy resources and energy, operation of energy facilities and installations.
“Energy” means electricity and thermal energy. Energy shall be regarded as a good. For the purposes of this Law, natural gas shall also be treated as energy.
“Energy systems” means energy areas directly connected with any type of energy resources or energy: electricity, heat, nuclear energy, natural gas, solid fuel, oil, petroleum products, renewable energy resources.
“Energy resources” means natural resources and products of their processing used for energy production.
“Renewable energy resources” means natural resources: potential hydro energy, solar energy, wind energy, biomass energy and energy which flows out from the centre to the surface of the earth (geothermal energy). The origin and renewal of this type of energy is conditioned by processes created by nature or human activity; it may be consumed or used for energy production.
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- Compendium of Sustainable Energy Laws , pp. 448 - 459Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2005