Compendium on Energy
Conservation Legislation
in Countries of the Asia and Pacific Region
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Part Four:
Selected National and State Laws and Regulations for Promotion of
Energy Conservation and Efficiency in Countries of the Asia and Pacific Region
JAPAN
Enforcement Regulations for the
Law Concerning the Rational Use of Energy
ARTICLES
Definition
Type of Fuel
Method of Conversion
Report on the Condition of Use of Fuel or Electricity
Application for the Cancellation of the Designation
Appointment of Energy Manager
Report of Appointment, etc. of Energy Manager
Duties of Energy Manager
Periodical Report
Air conditioners excluded from Designated Machinery
Energy Consumption Efficiency
Identity Card for On-site Inspections
Supplementary Provisions
Supplementary Provisions (March 9,
1984)
More Supplementary Provisions
Ordinance of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry No. 35
Ministerial Ordinance Amending the Enforcement
Regulations
Additional Supplementary Provisions
Fundamental Policies for Rational Use of Energy
Ordinance of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry No. 74 of September 29, 1979
Amended by the Ordinance of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry No. 14 of March 9, 1984
Amended by the Ordinance of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry No. 42 of July 30, 1993
Article 1 (Definition) The terms used in this Ordinance shall have the same meaning as the terms used in the Law concerning the Rational Use of Energy (hereinafter referred to as the "Law") and in the Enforcement Ordinance for the Law concerning the Rational Use of Energy (hereinafter referred to as the "Ordinance").
Article 2 (Type of Fuel) The other petroleum products as designated by the Ordinance of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry prescribed in Article 2, Paragraph 2 of the Law shall be naphtha, kerosene, gas oil and petroleum gas (including liquefied petroleum gas; hereinafter the same).
2) The other coal products as designated by the MITI Ordinance prescribed in Article 2, Paragraph 2 of the Law shall be coke furnace gas and blast furnace gas. <return to top>
Article 3 (Method of Conversion) The method of conversion of the consumption of Fuel, etc. into the amount of crude oil prescribed in Article 2, Paragraph 1 of the Ordinance shall be as follows:
1. For the fuel shown in the upper column of Annex 1, the amount shown in such column shall be made the amount of crude oil shown in the lower column of such Annex.2. For any other oil than that prescribed in the preceding Item, the amount equivalent to heat generated of 10 million kilocalories shall be made 1.08 kiloliters of crude oil.
Article 4 (Report on the Condition of Use of Fuel or Electricity) The report prescribed in Article 6, Paragraph 2 of the Law shall be made by the end of April each year by two copies of such report using Form 1.
Article 5 The matters determined by an MITI Ordinance prescribed in Article 6, Paragraph 2 of the Law shall, in the case of a Designated Heat Management Factory, be the consumption of Fuel, etc. in the previous year (in the case where it is evident that the consumption of Fuel, etc. in the following year and after will not meet the requirements prescribed in Article 2, Paragraph 1 of the Ordinance, such matters shall be the fact and reason and the consumption of Fuel, etc. in the previous year).
2) The matters determined by an MITI Ordinance prescribed in Article 6, Paragraph 2 of the Law shall, in the case of a Designated Electricity Management Factory, be the consumption of electricity in the previous year (in the case where it is evident that the consumption of electricity in the following year and after will not meet the requirements prescribed in Article 2, Paragraph 2 of the Ordinance, such matters shall be the fact and reason and the consumption of electricity in the previous year).
Article 6 (Application for the Cancellation of the Designation) The application prescribed in Article 6, Paragraph 3 of the Law shall be filed by two copies of such application using Form 2.
Article 7 (Appointment of Energy Manager) The appointment of an energy manager in accordance with the provisions of Article 7, Paragraph 1 of the Law shall be made as follows:
1. The appointment shall be made within six months from the day when there arises the reason for appointing an energy manager; and
2. The same energy manager may not be appointed for more than one Designated Energy Management Factory. <return to top>
Article 8 (Report of Appointment, etc. of Energy Manager) The report in accordance with the provisions of Article 7, Paragraph 2 of the Law shall be made by two copies of such report using Form 3.
Article 9 (Duties of Energy Manager) All other work as provided by an MITI Ordinance prescribed in Article 9 of the Law shall be as follows:
1. At a Designated Heat Management Factory, the maintenance of equipment relating to the rational use of Fuel, etc.;
2. At a Designated Electricity Management Factor, the maintenance of equipment relating to the rational use of electricity; and
3. Preparation of reports prescribed in the following Article and preparation of documents relating to the reports prescribed in Article 25, Paragraph 2 of the Law.
Article 10 (Periodical Report) The Designated Heat Management Factory shall submit the report prescribed in Article 11 of the Law by the end of May each year in two copies using From 4.
2) The Designated Electricity Management Factory shall submit the report prescribed in Article 11 of the Law by the end of May each year in two copies using Form 5.
Article 11The matters determined by an MITI Ordinance prescribed in Article 11 of the Law shall, in the case of a Designated Heat Management Factory, be the following matters regarding the previous year.
1. Consumption of Fuel, etc. by type and total consumption;
2. Condition of installing, remodeling or dismantling equipment consuming Fuel, etc. and condition of operation of such equipment;
3. Consumption of Fuel, etc. by type and equipment consuming Fuel, etc.;
4. Condition of installing, remodeling or dismantling equipment relating to the rational use of Fuel, etc. and condition of operation of such equipment;
5. Measures taken in relation to the rational use of Fuel, etc.;
6. Amount of production (including monetary value of production; hereinafter the same); and
7. Efficiency of use of Fuel, etc. (in the case of a Designated Electricity Management Factory, the efficiency of use of Fuels, etc. and the efficiency of use of energy). <return to top>
2) The matters determined by an MITI Ordinance prescribed in Article 11 of the Law shall, in the case of a Designated Electricity Management Factory, be the following matters regarding the previous year:
1. Consumption of electricity;
2. Condition of installing, remodeling or dismantling equipment consuming electricity and condition of operation of such equipment;
3. Condition of installing, remodeling or dismantling equipment relating to the rational use of electricity and condition of operation of such equipment;
4. Measures taken in relation to the rational use of electricity;
5. Amount of production; and
6. Efficiency of use of electricity.
Article 12 (Air conditioners excluded from Designated Machinery) The air conditioners designated by an ordinance of the Ministry of Trade and Industry prescribed in Article 4, Item 2 of the Ordinance shall be those used in a hospital which have the structure of cooling outer air only and sending such air to the room and others having a special structure which are manufactured for a specific use.
Article 13 (Energy Consumption Efficiency) The energy consumption efficiency of the Designated Machinery prescribed in Article 20, Paragraph 1 of the Law shall be the value shown in the lower column of Annex 2 for the Designated Machinery shown in the upper column of such Annex.
Article 14 (Identity Card for On-site Inspections) The identity card prescribed in Article 25, Paragraph 6 of the Law shall be in accordance with Form 6.
1) This Ordinance shall come into effect as from the date of enforcement of the Law (October 1, 1979). <return to top>
2) The Enforcement Regulations for the heat Control Law (Ordinance of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry No. 60 of 1951) shall be repealed.
3) In the application of the provisions of Article 5, Item 1 to the factory designated as a factory especially needing the promotion of rational use of electricity in accordance with the provisions of Article 6, Paragraph 1 of the Law, the passage in such Item "within six months from the day when there arises the reason for appointing an energy manager" shall be read as "by February 28, 1981."
Supplementary Provisions (March 9, 1984)
This Ordinance shall come into effect as from the date of its promulgation and shall apply as from February 21, 1984. In this case, during the period from February 21 to March 8, 1984, "Article 4, Item 2" in the amended provisions of Article 9, paragraph 2 shall be read as "Article 5, Item 2."
This Government Ordinance shall come into effect as from the date of enforcement of the Law concerning the Reorganization of Laws for Improvement in the Structure of Energy Supply and Demand (August 1, 1993).
Annex 1 (Article 3) * Note: In this book, the upper column of the original is placed on the left and the lower column of the original is placed on the right.
Annex 2 (Article 13) * Note: In this book, the upper column of the original is placed on the left and the lower column of the original is placed on the right. <return to top>
Form 4a (Re
Article 10)
Form 4b (Re Article
10)
Form 4c (Re Article
10)
Form 4d (Re Article
10) table 8
Form 5a
Form 5b
Ordinance of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry No. 35
The following ordinance amending the Enforcement Regulations for the Law concerning the Rational Use of Energy has been established in accordance with the provisions of Article 20, Item 1 of the Law concerning the Rational Use of Energy (Law No. 49 of 1979) and of Article 7 of the Enforcement Ordinance for the Law concerning the Rational Use of Energy (Government Ordinance No. 267 of 1979).
April 18, 1994
Ministerial Ordinance Amending the Enforcement Regulations for the Law Concerning the Rational use of Energy
The Enforcement Regulations for the Law concerning the Rational Use of Energy (Ordinance of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry No. 74 of 1979) shall b amended as follows:
The title of Article 12 shall be changed to "(Exceptional cases of Designated Machinery)," and the following two paragraphs shall be added to such Article:
2) The lighting appliances using only fluorescent lamps as main light sources designated by an ordinance of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry which are prescribed in Article 7, Item 3 of the Ordinance shall be as follows:
1. Those of the heat resistant type;
2. Those of the dust-proof type;
3. Those of the corrosion resistant type;
4. Those designed for vehicles or other transportation machines;
5. Those using fluorescent lamps less than Model 40 (excluding fluorescent lamps for home-use hanging and desk top lamps). <return to top>
3) The copying machines designated by an ordinance of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry which are prescribed in Article 7, Item 5 of the Ordinance shall be as follows:
1. Those having such a structure as being capable of copying paper A 2 size or larger;
2. Those having such a structure as being capable of copying 86 pieces of paper per minute;
3. Those having an integrated structure with a printing device;
4. Those having an integrated structure with a facsimile unit.
Annex 2 shall be changed as follows:
Supplementary Provisions
This Ministerial Ordinance shall come into effect as from the date of its promulgation.
Fundamental Policies for Rational Use of Energy
Adopted at the Cabinet Meeting on July 6, 1993
Ordinance No. 361 of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry of July 15, 1993
Japan has to rely on imports for most of its domestic demand for fuel resources. In such a situation, the country's energy consumption is increasing at a high level with the development of the national economy in recent years—which had led to expansion in production, distribution and consumption — and with changing people's lifestyles. However, there is the constant possibility of a global crisis in energy supply and demand. On the other hand, global warming, which is mainly caused by energy use and resulting generation of carbon dioxide, is posing a grave problem that may have ill effects on the very basis of our survival. <return to top>
With this in mind, these Fundamental Policies prescribe the matters needed for the comprehensive promotion of rational use of energy at factories or workshops (hereinafter referred simply to as "factories") and buildings and for machines, etc. In carrying out these matters, we should pay attention to the fact that energy consumption is affected by the development of the national economy and by the efforts to promote the rational use of energy. Industrial structures, corporate behaviors, traffic systems and changes in people's lifestyles and other social factors also have an impact on energy consumption. The target of these Policies is to generally reduce Japan's energy consumption in 2000 and 2010 to the levels of the long-term outlook for energy supply and demand which was considered in the formulation process of the supply target of petroleum alternative energy (ordinance No. 470 of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry of 1990).
1 Fundamental matters concerning the measures to be taken by energy users for the rational use of energy
1.1 Measures to be taken by those who use energy at factories for business purposes
(1) Those who use energy at factories for business purposes shall make efforts to reduce the basic unit of energy consumption by taking the following measures:
1. In installing energy-consuming units, to choose those units which have a high energy consumption efficiency and allow an efficient use;
2. To make efforts to renew and improve existing units and to introduce additional units for, among others, controlling energy use of such existing units in order to increase energy consumption efficiency and to use such units efficiently;
3. To establish management standards regarding the operation, maintenance, inspection, etc. of energy-consuming units and to manage such units according to such management standards;
4. To make proper and full use of energy managers and to take other measures in order to improve the energy management system at factories in general;
5. To examine the method of effectively using the surplus energy hard to use at factories and to make efforts to realize such effective use if possible;
(2) Those who are engaged in energy supply business shall carry out the matters prescribed in (1) above in order to increase energy conversion efficiency. They shall also make efforts to operate energy supply facilities efficiently and to minimize energy loss during transport in such a way as to attain the best energy consumption efficiency of such facilities as a whole according to changing demand. <return to top>
1.2 Measures to be taken by the builders of buildings
Those who build buildings shall, in order to prevent heat loss through the outer walls, windows, etc. of such buildings and to ensure an efficient energy use for air-conditioning units, etc. installed in such buildings, adopt proper designing and construction work and install such air-conditioning units, etc. as have a high energy consumption efficiency and allow an efficient use.
1.3 Measures to be taken by the owners of buildings
(1) The owners of buildings shall make efforts to carry out the following matters taking account of the conditions, investment effects, etc. of such buildings:
1. To make efforts to renew and improve existing energy-consuming units and to introduce additional units for, among others, controlling energy use of such existing units in order to increase energy consumption efficiency and to use such units efficiently;
2. To do a proper management for keeping the function of buildings in order to prevent heat loss through the outer walls, windows, etc. of such buildings and to ensure an efficient energy use for air-conditioning units, etc. installed in such buildings and to examine repairing and other necessary measures to keep or improve such functions;
(2) The owners of buildings or those who are in charge of the management of energy-consuming units in such buildings under a contract with such owners shall make efforts to manage such units properly by establishing management standards regarding the operation, maintenance, inspection, etc. of such units and to improve the energy management system for such buildings, including a system for cooperation with tenants.
1.4 Measures to be taken by the manufacturers of construction materials
Those who are engaged in the manufacture of the construction materials used to prevent heat loss through the outer walls, windows, etc. of buildings shall make efforts to bring into wide use construction materials having high insulation through the development and manufacture of construction materials having a high insulation, labeling of insulation-related quality, improvement of easiness in construction work, etc. <return to top>
1.5 Measures to be taken by the manufacturers, etc. of machines and apparatuses
(1) Those who are engaged in the manufacture of energy-consuming machines and apparatuses shall make efforts to do their business activities laying stress on improvement in the energy consumption efficiency of the machines and apparatuses they manufacture at the respective stages of development, designing, prototype manufacture and mass production and to develop and introduce such technology as allows the efficient use of such machines and apparatuses according to the situations of users.
(2) Those who are engaged in the manufacture, import or sale of energy-consuming machines and apparatuses shall provide information helpful to the proper selection by consumers and take other necessary measures in order to increase the ratio of such products as have a better energy consumption efficiency and allow a more efficient use.
1.6 Measures to be taken by the users of machines and apparatuses
Those who use automobiles, air-conditioning appliances, water heaters, lighting appliances, office appliances or other energy-consuming machines and apparatuses shall select those products having a high energy consumption efficiency and allowing efficient use as much as possible and shall make efforts to use such machines and apparatuses efficiently by keeping the functions of such machines and apparatuses through proper management, by preventing unnecessary energy consumption or by taking other measures.
1.7 Development and diffusion of technology helpful to rational use of energy
Those who use energy at factories for business purposes, who are engaged in the designing or construction of buildings, who are engaged in the manufacture of machines and apparatuses and other entrepreneurs shall make efforts to develop and bring into wide use such technology as help improve the method of using, and help increase the energy consumption efficiency of energy-consuming units, etc., such technology as help prevent heat loss through the outer walls, windows, etc. of buildings, and help realize the efficient use of energy for air conditioning units, etc. installed in buildings, and such other technology as is helpful to the rational use of energy. <return to top>
1.8 Introduction and diffusion of energy supply-demand systems helpful to the efficient use of energy in areas
In order to promote the rational use of energy in Japan, it has an important meaning to realize an efficient energy use of energy users in respective areas as a whole through effective use of waste heat, use of unused energy, etc. In light of this, those who are engaged in energy supply business shall make efforts to introduce and bring into wide use the optimum energy supply-demand system, taking account of the situation of energy supply sources, structure of energy supply-demand, etc. in such areas. Those who use energy shall cooperate in the introduction and diffusion of such energy supply-demand system as much as possible.
2 Fundamental matters concerning policies for promoting rational use of energy
2.1 Measures to be taken by the central and local governments themselves as energy users
The central and local governments shall, in a case where they are themselves energy users, are engaged in energy supply business or become the builders, designers or owners of buildings, take the initiative in taking the measures prescribed in "I. Fundamental matters concerning the measures to be taken by energy users, etc. for the rational use of energy" (hereinafter referred to as the "specific matters") and make efforts to contribute to the rational use of energy.
2.2 Support to capital investment
The Government shall, in order to support the measures to install the units helpful to the rational use of energy and other measures helpful to the rational use of energy taken according to the specific matters, make efforts to take financial and other necessary measures and shall supply sufficient information relating to such measures.
2.3 Support for energy management
The Government shall, in order to support the measures to improve energy management systems and use machines and apparatuses efficiently and other measures taken according to the specific matters, make efforts to develop and secure the engineers engaged in the rational use of energy and to diffuse technical knowledge relating to the rational use of energy. <return to top>
2.4 Support for technical development
The Government shall, in order to support the development of technology helpful to the rational use of energy done according to the specific matters, make efforts to take financial and other necessary measures and shall supply sufficient information relating to such measures.
2.5 Support for the introduction and diffusion of optimum energy supply-demand systems
The Government and the New Energy and Industrial Development Organization (hereinafter referred to as the "Organization") shall, in order to support the introduction and diffusion of such energy supply-demand systems as contribute to an efficient energy use of energy users in respective areas as a whole through effective use of waste heat, use of unused energy, etc., make efforts to take financial and other necessary measures and shall supply sufficient information relating to such measures.
2.6 Promotion of research and development
In order to promote the rational use of energy, it has an important meaning to foster science and technology helpful to the rational use of energy. In light of this, the Government and the Organization shall make efforts to promote research and development and to bring the results of such results of such research and development into wide use.
2.7 Education, public relations
In order to effectively advance the rational use of energy, it is essential to have all people understand and take part in the activities for it. In light of this, the Government shall make efforts to increase people's understanding of the rational use of energy through educational activities, public relations activities, etc.
3 Date of implementation
These Fundamental Policies shall be implemented as from August 1, 1993.
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