24. The Minister may, by way of exception, permit a manufacturer to apply energy efficiency or energy conservation standards different from those set by regulation, for a period of not more than five years and on the conditions determined by the Minister, to products or categories of products incorporating innovative technology, if it is demonstrated that the resulting energy consumption is equal to or lower than that permitted by regulation.
2011, c. 16, Sch. II, s. 24; 2021, c. 282021, c. 28, s. 51.