Act Info:
Preamble1 - ELECTRICITY (SUPPLY) ACT, 1948
Chapter I Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement
Section2 - Interpretation
Chapter II Section3 - Constitution of the Central Electricity Authority
Section4 - Power to require accounts, statistics and returns
Section4A - Directions by Central Government to the Authority
Section4B - Power of Central Government to make rules
Section4C - Power of Authority to make regulations
ChapterIII - STATE ELECTRICITY BOARDS, GENERATING COMPANIES, STATE ELECTRICITYCONSULTATIVE COUNCILS AND LOCAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES
Section5 - Constitution and composition of State Electricity Boards
Section6 - Inter-State agreement to extend Board's jurisdiction to another State
Section7 - Effect of inter-State agreement
Section8 - Term of office and conditions for re-appointment of members of the Board
Section9 - Members not to hold interest in certain concerns
Section10 - Removal or suspension of members
Section10A - Power of State Government to declare certain transactions void
Section11 - Temporary absence of members
Section12 - Incorporation of Board
Section12A - Board may have capital structure
Section13 - Authentication of orders and other instruments of the Board
Section14 - Meetings of the Board
Section15 - Appointment of staff
Section15A - Objects, jurisdiction, etc., of Generating Companies
Section16 - State Electricity Consultative Council
Section17 - Local Advisory Committee
ChapterIV - POWERS AND DUTIES OF STATE ELECTRICTY BOARDS AND GENERATING COMPANIES
Section18 - General duties of the Board
Section18A - Duties of Generating Company
Section19 - Powers of the Board to supply electricity
Section20 - Power to Board to engage in certain undertakings
Section20A - Leasing out, etc., of generating stations
Section21 - Powers of Board in relation to water-power
Section22 - Power to Board to conduct investigations
Section23 - Loans by Board to licensees
Section24 - Power to Board to contribute to certain associations
Section25 - Consulting engineers
Section26 - Board to have powers and obligations of licensee under Act 9 of 1910
Section26A - Applicability of the provisions of Act 9 of 1910 to Generating Company
Section27 - Other functions of the Board
ChapterV - THE WORKS AND TRADING PROCEDURE OF THE BOARD AND THE GENERATING COMPANY
Section28 - Preparation and sanctioning of scheme
Section29 - Submission of schemes for concurrence of Authority, etc.
Section30 - Matters to be considered by the Authority
Section31 - Concurrence of Authority to scheme submitted to it by Board or Generating Company
Section32 - Power to alter or extend schemes
Section33 - Provisions applicable to scheme prepared by State Government
Section34 - Controlled stations
Section35 - Supply by the Board to licensees owning generating stations
Section36 - Power to Board to close down generating stations
Section37 - Purchase of generating stations or undertakings or main transmission lines by the Board
Section38 - Provision of new generating stations
Section39 - Operation of Board's generating stations
Section40 - Provision regarding connections with main transmission lines purchased by the Board
Section41 - Use of transmission lines
Section42 - Powers to Board for placing wires, poles, etc.
Section43 - Power to Board to enter into arrangements for purchase or sale of electricity under certain conditions
Section43A - Terms, conditions and tariff for sale of electricity by Generating Company
Section44 - Restriction on establishment of new generating stations or major additions or replacement of plant in generating stations
Section45 - Power of Board to enter upon and shut down generating stations in certain circumstances
Section46 - The Grid Tariff
Section47 - Power to Board to make alternative arrangements with licensees
Section48 - Power to licensee to carry out arrangements under this Act
Section49 - Provision for the sale of electricity by the Board to persons other than licensees
Section50 - Board not to supply electricity in certain circumstances
Section51 - Provisional payments
Section52 - Lower limit of power factor in supply by Board
Section53 - Provision of accommodation and right of way
Section54 - Power to Board to connect meters, etc., to apparatus of licensees
Section55 - Compliance of directions of the Regional Electricity Board, etc., by licensees or generating companies
Section56 - Leases of generating stations
Section57 - Licensee's charges to consumers
Section57A - Rating committees
Section57B - Power of rating committee to call for information etc.
Section58 - Power to direct amortization and tariffs policies of licensees being local authorities
Chapter VI Section59 - General principles for Board's finance
Section60 - Board to assume obligations of State Government in respect of matters to which this Act applies
Section60A - Period of limitation extended in certain cases
Section61 - Annual financial statement
Section62 - Restriction on unbudgeted expenditure
Section63 - Subventions to the Board
Section64 - Loans to the Board
Section65 - Power of Board to borrow
Section66 - Guarantee of loans
Section66A - Conversion of amount of loans into capital
Section67 - Priority of liabilities of the Board
Section67A - Interest on loans advanced by State Government to be paid only after other expenses
Section68 - Charging of depreciation by Board
Section69 - Accounts and audit
Chapter VI Section70 - Effect of other laws
Section71 - Rights and options to purchase under Act 9 of 1910 to vest in Board
Section72 - Water-power concessions to be granted only to the Board or a Generating Company
Section73 - Co-ordination between the Board's schemes and multi-purpose schemes
Section74 - Powers of entry
Section75 - Annual reports, statistics and returns
Section75A - Annual reports and accounts of Generating Company
Section76 - Arbitration
Section77 - Penalties
Section77A - Source from which fines may be paid
Section77B - Offences by companies
Section77C - Cognizance of offences
Section78 - Power to make rules
Section78A - Directions by the State Government
Section79 - Power to make regulations
Section79A - Laying of notification before the State Legislature
Section80 - Provision relating to income-tax and super-tax
Section81 - Members, officers and servants of the Board to be public servants
Section82 - Protection to persons acting under this Act
Section83 - Saving of application of Act
ScheduleI - THE FIRST SCHEDULE
ScheduleII - THE SECOND SCHEDULE
ScheduleIII - THE THIRD SCHEDULE
ScheduleIV - THE FOURTH SCHEDULE
ScheduleV - THE FIFTH SCHEDULE
ScheduleVI - THE SIXTH SCHEDULE
ScheduleVII - THE SEVENTH SCHEDULE
ScheduleVIII - THE EIGHTH SCHEDULE
ScheduleIX - THE NINTH SCHEDULE
Repealing Act1 - ELECTRICITY ACT, 2003