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Electricity Act, 1910
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SECTIONS:
PART I
PRELEMINARY
1.
Short title, extent and commencement.
2.
Definitions.
PART II
SUPPLY OF ENERGY
Licenses
3.
Grant of licenses.
4.
Revocation or amendment of licenses.
5.
Provisions where license of licensee, not being a local authority, is revoked.
6.
Provisions where license of local authority is revoked.
7.
Purchase of undertaking.
8.
Provisions where no purchase and license revoked with consent of licensee
9.
Licensee not purchase, or associate himself with, other licensed undertakings or transfer his undertakings
10.
General power for Government to vary terms of purchase
11.
Annual accounts of licensee
Works
12.
Provisions as to the opening and breaking up of streets, railways and tramways
13.
Notice of new works
14.
Alteration of pipes or wires
15.
Laying of electric supply-lines or other works near sewers, pipes or other electric supply-lines works
16.
Streets, railways, tramways, sewers, drains or tunnels broken up to be reinstated without delay
17.
Notice to telegraph authority.
18.
Aerial lines.
19.
Compensation for damage.
Supply
19A.
Point where supply is delivered.
20.
Power for licensee to enter premises and to remove fittings or other apparatus of licensee.
21.
Restrictions on licensee,s controlling or interfering with use of energy
22.
Obligation on licensee to supply energy.
23.
Charges for energy to be made without undue preference.
24.
Discontinuance of supply to consumer neglecting to pay charge.
25.
Exemption of electric supply-lines or other apparatus from attachment in certain cases
26.
Meters.
26 A.
Dishonest abstraction or consumption of energy
27.
Supply of energy outside area of supply.
PART III
SUPPLY, TRANSMISSION AND USE OF ENERGY BY NON-LICENSEES
28.
Sanction required by non-licensees in certain cases.
29.
Power for non-licensees to break up streets.
29A.
Application of section 18 to aerial lines maintained by railways.
30.
Control of transmission and use of energy.
PART IV
GENERAL
Protective Clauses
31.
Protection of railways and canals, docks, wharves and piers.
32.
Protection of telegraphic, telephonic and electric signalling lines.
33.
Notice of accidents and inquiries.
34.
Prohibition of connection with earth, and power for Government to interfere in certain cases of default.
Administration and Rules
35.
Advisory Boards.
36.
Appointment of Electric Inspectors.
36A.
Electricity Board.
37.
Power for Board to make rules.
38.
Further provisions respecting rules.
Criminal Offences and Procedure
39.
Theft of energy.
39A.
Penalty for installation of artificial means etc.
40.
Penalty for maliciously wasting energy or injuring works.
41.
Penalty for unauthorized supply of energy by non-licensees.
42.
Penalty for illegal or defective supply or for non-compliance with order.
43.
Penalty for illegal transmission or use of energy.
44.
Penalty for interference with meters or licensee's works and for improper use of energy.
45.
Penalty for extinguishing public lamps.
46.
Penalty for negligently wasting energy or injuring works.
47.
Penalty for offences not otherwise provided for.
48.
Penalties not to affect other liabilities.
49.
Penalties where works belong to Government.
50.
Institution of prosecutions.
Supplementary
51.
Exercise in certain cases of powers of telegraph authority.
52.
Arbitration.
53.
Service of notices, orders or documents.
54.
Recovery of sums recoverable under certain provisions of Act.
54A.
Charges for Supply of energy recoverable as arrears of land revenue.
54B.
Requisition of police assistance.
54C.
Bar of Jurisdiction.
55.
Delegation of certain functions of Provincial Government to Electric Inspectors.
56.
Protection for acts done in good faith.
57.
Amendment of the Land Acquisition act, 1894.
58.
Repeals and savings.
THE SCHEDULE
PROVISION TO BE DEEMED TO BE INCORPORATED WITH AND TO FORM PART OF, EVERY LICENSE GRANTED UNDER PART II SO FAR AS NOT ADDED TO VARIED OR EXCEPTED BY THE LICENSE.
Security and Accounts
I.
Security for execution of works of licensee not being local authority.
II.
Audit of accounts of licensee not being local authority.
III.
Separate accounts.
Cumpulsory Works and Supply
IV.
Execution of work after commencement of license.
V.
Provisions as to laying down of further distributing mains.
VI.
Requisition for supply to owners or occupiers in vicinity.
VII.
Further provisions as to laying of service lines.
VIII.
Supply for public lamps.
Supply by bulk-licensees
IX.
Special provisions applying to supply by bulk-licensees.
X.
Method of charging.
XI.
Maximum charges.
XIA.
Minimum charges.
XII.
Charge for supply for public lamps.
Charges
Testing and Inspection
XIII.
Licensee to establish testing stations and keep instruments for testing.
XIV.
Facilities for testing.
XV.
Testing of works.
Plans
XVI.
Plan of area of supply to be made and kept open for inspection.
Additional Notice of certain works
XVII.
Notice to Electric Inspector.
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