| SECTIONS |
Electricity
Act, 2003
As Amended upto date
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Preamble |
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PART I: PRELIMINARY |
| 1. |
Short
title, extent and commencement |
| 2. |
Definitions |
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PART II: NATIONAL ELECTRICITY POLICY AND PLAN |
| 3. |
National
Electricity Policy and Plan |
| 4. |
National
policy on stand alone systems for rural areas and nonconventional
energy systems |
| 5. |
National policy on electrification and local distribution in rural areas |
| 6. |
Joint
responsibility of State Government and Central Government
in rural electrification |
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PART III: GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY |
| 7. |
Generating
company and requirement for setting up of generating station |
| 8. |
Hydro-electric
generation |
| 9. |
Captive
generation |
| 10. |
Duties of generating companies |
| 11. |
Directions
to generating companies |
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PART IV: LICENSING |
| 12. |
Authorised
persons to transmit, supply, etc., electricity |
| 13. |
Power
to exempt |
| 14. |
Grant
of licence |
| 15. |
Procedure
for grant of licence |
| 16. |
Conditions
of licence |
| 17. |
Licensee
not to do certain things |
| 18. |
Amendment
of licence |
| 19. |
Revocation
of licence |
| 20. |
Sale
of utilities of licensees |
| 21. |
Vesting
of utility in purchaser |
| 22. |
Provisions
where no purchase takes place |
| 23. |
Directions
to licensees |
| 24. |
Suspension
of distribution licence and sale of utility |
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PART V: TRANSMISSION OF ELECTRICIT |
| 25. |
Inter-State,
regional and inter-regional transmission |
| 26. |
National
Load Despatch Centre |
| 27. |
Constitution
of Regional Load Despatch Centre |
| 28. |
Functions
of Regional Load Despatch Centre |
| 29. |
Compliance
of directions |
| 30. |
Transmission
within a State |
| 31. |
Constitution
of State Load Despatch Centres |
| 32. |
Functions
of State Load Despatch Centres |
| 33. |
Compliance
of directions |
| 34. |
Grid
Standards |
| 35. |
Intervening
transmission facilities |
| 36. |
Charges
for intervening transmission facilities |
| 37. |
Directions
by Appropriate Government |
| 38. |
Central
Transmission Utility and functions |
| 39. |
State
Transmission Utility and functions |
| 40. |
Duties
of transmission licensees |
| 41. |
Other
business of transmission licensee |
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PART VI: DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY |
| 42. |
Duties
of distribution licensee and open access |
| 43. |
Duty
to supply on request |
| 44. |
Exceptions
from duty to supply electricity |
| 45. |
Power
to recover charges |
| 46. |
Power
to recover expenditure |
| 47. |
Power
to require security |
| 48. |
Additional
terms of supply |
| 49. |
Agreements
with respect to supply or purchase of electricity |
| 50. |
The
Electricity Supply Code |
| 51. |
Other
businesses of distribution licensees |
| 52. |
Provisions
with respect to electricity trader |
| 53. |
Provision
relating to safety and electricity supply |
| 54. |
Control
of transmission and use of electricity |
| 55. |
Use,
etc., of meters |
| 56. |
Disconnection
of supply in default of payment |
| 57. |
Standards
of performance of licensee |
| 58. |
Different
standards of performance by licensee |
| 59. |
Information
with respect to levels of performance |
| 60. |
Market
domination |
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PART VII: TARIFF |
| 61. |
Tariff
regulations |
| 62. |
Determination
of tariff |
| 63. |
Determination
of tariff by bidding process |
| 64. |
Procedure
for tariff order |
| 65. |
Provision
of subsidy by State Government |
| 66. |
Development
of market |
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PART VIII: WORKS |
| 67. |
Provision
as to opening up of streets, railways, etc |
| 68. |
Overhead
lines |
| 69. |
Notice
to telegraph authority |
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PART IX: CENTRAL ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY |
| 70. |
Constitution,
etc., of Central Electricity Authority |
| 71. |
Members
not to have certain interest |
| 72. |
Officers
and staff of Authority |
| 73. |
Functions
and duties of Authority |
| 74. |
Power
to require statistics and returns |
| 75. |
Directions
by Central Government to Authority |
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PART X: REGULATORY COMMISSIONS |
| 76. |
Constitution
of Central Commission |
| 77. |
Qualifications
for appointment of Members of Central Commission |
| 78. |
Constitution
of Selection Committee to recommend Members |
| 79. |
Functions
of Central Commission |
| 80. |
Central
Advisory Committee |
| 81. |
Objects
of Central Advisory Committee |
| 82. |
Constitution
of State Commission |
| 83. |
Joint
Commission |
| 84. |
Qualifications
for appointment of Chairperson and Members of State Commission |
| 85. |
Constitution
of Selection Committee to select Members ofState Commission |
| 86. |
Functions
of State Commission |
| 87. |
State
Advisory Committee |
| 88. |
Objects
of State Advisory Committee |
| 89. |
Term
of office and conditions of service of Members |
| 90. |
Removal
of Member |
| 91. |
Secretary,
officers and other employees of Appropriate Commission |
| 92. |
Proceedings
of Appropriate Commission |
| 93. |
Vacancies,
etc., not to invalidate proceedings |
| 94. |
Powers
of Appropriate Commission |
| 95. |
Proceedings
before Commission |
| 96. |
Powers
of entry and seizure |
| 97. |
Delegation |
| 98. |
Grants
and loans by Central Government |
| 99. |
Establishment
of Fund by Central Government |
| 100. |
Accounts
and audit of Central Commission |
| 101. |
Annual
report of Central Commission |
| 102. |
Grants
and loans by State Government |
| 103. |
Establishment
of Fund by State Government |
| 104. |
Accounts
and audit of State Commission |
| 105. |
Annual
report of State Commission |
| 106. |
Budget
of Appropriate Commission |
| 107. |
Directions
by Central Government |
| 108. |
Directions
by State Government |
| 109. |
Directions
to Joint Commission |
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PART XI: APPELLATE TRIBUNAL FOR ELECTRICITY |
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Establishment
of Appellate Tribunal |
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Appeal
to Appellate Tribunal |
| 112. |
Composition
of Appellate Tribunal |
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Qualifications
for appointment of Chairperson and Member of Appellate
Tribunal |
| 114. |
Term
of office |
| 115. |
Terms
and conditions of service |
| 116. |
Vacancies |
| 117. |
Resignation
and removal |
| 118. |
Member
to act as Chairperson in certain circumstances |
| 119. |
Officers
and other employees of Appellate Tribunal |
| 120. |
Procedure
and powers of Appellate Tribunal |
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PART XI: APPELLATE TRIBUNAL FOR ELECTRICITY |
| 121. |
Power
of Chairperson of Appellate Tribunal |
| 122. |
Distribution
of business amongst Benches and transfer of cases from
one Bench to another Bench |
| 123. |
Decision
to be by majority |
| 124. |
Right
of appellant to take assistance of legal practitioner
and of Appropriate Commission to appoint presenting officers |
| 125. |
Appeal
to Supreme Court |
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PART XII: INVESTIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT |
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Assessment |
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Appeal
to appellate authority |
| 128. |
Investigation
of certain matters |
| 129. |
Orders
for securing compliance |
| 130. |
Procedure
for issuing directions by Appropriate Commission |
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PART XIII: REORGANISATION OF BOARD |
| 131. |
Vesting
of property of Board in State Government |
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Use
of proceeds of sale or transfer of Board, etc |
| 133. |
Provisions
relating to officers and employees |
| 134. |
Payment
of compensation of damages or transfer |
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PART XIV: OFFENCES AND PENALTIES |
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Theft
of electricity |
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Theft
of electric lines and materials |
| 137. |
Punishment
for receiving stolen property |
| 138. |
Interference
with meters or works of licensee |
| 139. |
Negligently
wasting electricity or injuring works |
| 140. |
Penalty
for maliciously wasting electricity or injuring works |
| 141. |
Extinguishing
public lamps |
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Punishment
for non-compliance of directions by Appropriate Commission |
| 143. |
Power
to adjudicate |
| 144. |
Factors
to be taken into account by adjudicating officer |
| 145. |
Civil
court not to have jurisdiction |
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Punishment
for non-compliance of orders of directions |
| 147. |
Penalties
not to affect other liabilities |
| 148. |
Penalty
where works belong to Government |
| 149. |
Offences
by companies |
| 150. |
Abetment |
| 151. |
Cognizance of offences |
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Power of police to investigate |
| 151-B. |
Certain offences to be cognizable and non-bailable |
| 152. |
Compounding of offences |
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PART XV: SPECIAL COURTS |
| 153. |
Constitution of Special Courts |
| 154. |
Procedure and power of Special Court |
| 155. |
Special Court to have powers of Court of session |
| 156. |
Appeal and revision |
| 157. |
Review |
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PART XVI: DISPUTE RESOLUTION |
| 158. |
Arbitration |
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PART XVII: OTHER PROVISIONS |
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Protection of railways, highways, airports and canals, docks, wharfs and piers |
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Protection of telegraphic, telephonic and electric signalling lines |
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Notice of accidents and inquiries |
| 162. |
Appointment of Chief Electrical Inspector and Electrical Inspector |
| 163. |
Power for licensee to enter premises and to remove fittings or other apparatus of license |
| 164. |
Exercise of powers of Telegraph Authority in certain cases |
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Amendment of sections 40 and 41 of Act 1 of 1894 |
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PART XVIII: MISCELLANEOUS |
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Coordination Forum |
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Exemption of electric lines or electrical plants from attachment in certain cases |
| 168. |
Protection of action taken in good faith |
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Members, officers, etc., of Appellate Tribunal, Appropriate Commission to be public servants |
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Recovery of penalty payable under this Act |
| 171. |
Services of notices, orders or documents |
| 172. |
Transitional provisions |
| 173. |
Inconsistency in laws |
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Act to have overriding effect |
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Provisions of this Act to be in addition to and not in derogation of other laws |
| 176. |
Power of Central Government to make rules |
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Powers of Authority to make regulations |
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Powers of Central Commission to make regulations |
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Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament |
| 180. |
Powers of State Governments to make rules |
| 181. |
Powers of State Commissions to make regulations |
| 182. |
Rules and regulations to be laid before State Legislature |
| 183. |
Power to remove difficulties |
| 184. |
Provisions of Act not to apply in certain cases |
| 185. |
Repeal and saving |
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SCHEDULE—ENACTMENTS |
