Preamble1 - ELECTRICITY ACT, 2003
Part I Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement
Section2 - Definitions
Part II Section3 - National Electricity Policy and Plan
Section4 - National policy on stand alone systems for rural areas and non-conventional energy systems
Section5 - National policy on electrification and local distribution in rural areas
Section6 - Joint Responsibility of State Government and Central Government in Rural Electrification
Part III Section7 - Generating company and requirement for setting up of generating station
Section8 - Hydro-electric generation
Section9 - Captive generation
Section10 - Duties of generating companies
Section11 - Directions to generating companies
Part IV Section12 - Authorised persons to transmit, supply, etc., electricity
Section13 - Power to exempt
Section14 - Grant of licence
Section15 - Procedure for grant of licence
Section16 - Conditions of licence
Section17 - Licensee not to do certain things
Section18 - Amendment of licence
Section19 - Revocation of licence
Section20 - Sale of utilities of licensees
Section21 - Vesting of utility in purchaser
Section22 - Provisions where no purchase takes place
Section23 - Directions to licensees
Section24 - Suspension of distribution licence and sale of utility
Part V Section25 - Inter-State, regional and inter-regional transmission
Section26 - National Load Despatch Centre
Section27 - Constitution of Regional Load Despatch Centre
Section28 - Functions of Regional Load Despatch Centre
Section29 - Compliance of directions
Section30 - Transmission within a State
Section31 - Constitution of State Load Despatch Centres
Section32 - Functions of State Load Despatch Centres
Section33 - Compliance of directions
Section34 - Grid Standards
Section35 - Intervening transmission facilities
Section36 - Charges for intervening transmission facilities
Section37 - Directions by Appropriate Government
Section38 - Central Transmission Utility and functions
Section39 - State Transmission Utility and functions
Section40 - Duties of transmission licensees
Section41 - Other business of transmission licensee
Part VI Section42 - Duties of distribution licensee and open access
Section43 - Duty to supply on request
Section44 - Exceptions from duty to supply electricity
Section45 - Power to recover charges
Section46 - Power to recover expenditure
Section47 - Power to require security
Section48 - Additional terms of supply
Section49 - Agreements with respect to supply or purchase of electricity
Section50 - The Electricity Supply Code
Section51 - Other businesses of distribution licensees
Section52 - Provisions with respect to electricity trader
Section53 - Provision relating to safety and electricity supply
Section54 - Control of transmission and use of electricity
Section55 - Use, etc., of meters
Section56 - Disconnection of supply in default of payment
Section57 - Standards of performance of licensee
Section58 - Different standards of performance by licensee
Section59 - Information with respect to levels of performance
Section60 - Market domination
Part VII Section61 - Tariff regulations
Section62 - Determination of tariff
Section63 - Determination of tariff by bidding process
Section64 - Procedure for tariff order
Section65 - Provision of subsidy by State Government
Section66 - Development of market
Part VIII Section67 - Provision as to opening up of streets, railways, etc.
Section68 - Overhead lines
Section69 - Notice to telegraph authority
Part IX Section70 - Constitution, etc., of Central Electricity Authority
Section71 - Members not to have certain interest
Section72 - Officers and staff of Authority
Section73 - Functions and duties of Authority
Section74 - Power to require statistics and returns
Section75 - Directions by Central Government to Authority
Part X Section76 - Constitution of Central Commission
Section77 - Qualifications for appointment of Members of Central Commission
Section78 - Constitution of Selection Committee to recommend Members
Section79 - Functions of Central Commission
Section80 - Central Advisory Committee
Section81 - Objects of Central Advisory Committee
Section82 - Constitution of State Commission
Section83 - Joint Commission
Section84 - Qualifications for appointment of Chairperson and Members of State Commission
Section85 - Constitution of Selection Committee to select Members of State Commission
Section86 - Functions of State Commission
Section87 - State Advisory Committee
Section88 - Objects of State Advisory Committee
Section89 - Term of office and conditions of service of Members
Section90 - Removal of Member
Section91 - Secretary, officers and other employees of Appropriate Commission
Section92 - Proceedings of Appropriate Commission
Section93 - Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings
Section94 - Powers of Appropriate Commission
Section95 - Proceedings before Commission
Section96 - Powers of entry and seizure
Section97 - Delegation
Section98 - Grants and loans by Central Government
Section99 - Establishment of Fund by Central Government
Section100 - Accounts and audit of Central Commission
Section101 - Annual report of Central Commission
Section102 - Grants and loans by State Government
Section103 - Establishment of Fund by State Government
Section104 - Accounts and audit of State Commission
Section105 - Annual report of State Commission
Section106 - Budget of Appropriate Commission
Section107 - Directions by Central Government
Section108 - Directions by State Government
Section109 - Directions to Joint Commission
Part XI Section110 - Establishment of Appellate Tribunal
Section111 - Appeal to Appellate Tribunal
Section112 - Composition of Appellate Tribunal
Section113 - Qualifications for appointment of Chairperson and Member of Appellate Tribunal
Section114 - Term of office
Section115 - Terms and conditions of service
Section116 - Vacancies
Section117 - Resignation and removal
Section118 - Member to act as Chairperson in certain circumstances
Section119 - Officers and other employees of Appellate Tribunal
Section120 - Procedure and powers of Appellate Tribunal
Section121 - Power of Appellate Tribunal
Section122 - Distribution of business amongst Benches and transfer of cases from one Bench to another Bench
Section123 - Decision to be by majority
Section124 - Right of appellant to take assistance of legal practitioner and of Appropriate Commission to appoint presenting officers
Section125 - Appeal to Supreme Court
Part XII Section126 - Assessment
Section127 - Appeal to appellate authority
Section128 - Investigation of certain matters
Section129 - Orders for securing compliance
Section130 - Procedure for issuing directions by Appropriate Commission
Part XIII Section131 - Vesting of property of Board in State Government
Section132 - Use of proceeds of sale or transfer of Board, etc.
Section133 - Provisions relating to officers and employees
Section134 - Payment of compensation of damages or transfer
Part XIV Section135 - Theft of electricity
Section136 - Theft of electric lines and materials
Section137 - Punishment for receiving stolen property
Section138 - Interference with meters or works of licensee
Section139 - Negligently breaking or damaging works
Section140 - Penalty for intentionally injuring works
Section141 - Extinguishing public lamps
Section142 - Punishment for non-compliance of directions by Appropriate Commission
Section143 - Power to adjudicate
Section144 - Factors to be taken into account by adjudicating officer
Section145 - Civil court not to have jurisdiction
Section146 - Punishment for non-compliance of orders of directions
Section147 - Penalties not to affect other liabilities
Section148 - Penalty where works belong to Government
Section149 - Offences by companies
Section150 - Abetment
Section151 - Cognizance of offences
Section151A - Power of Police to Investigate
Section151B - Certain offences Cognizable and non-bailable
Section152 - Compounding of offences
Part XV Section153 - Constitution of Special Courts
Section154 - Procedure and power of Special Court
Section155 - Special Court to have powers of Court of session
Section156 - Appeal and revision
Section157 - Review
Part XVI Section158 - Arbitration
Part XVII Section159 - Protection of railways, highways, airports and canals, docks, wharfs and piers
Section160 - Protection of telegraphic, telephonic and electric signalling lines
Section161 - Notice of accidents and inquiries
Section162 - Appointment of Chief Electrical Inspector and Electrical Inspector
Section163 - Power for licensee to enter premises and to remove fittings or other apparatus of licensee
Section164 - Exercise of powers of Telegraph Authority in certain cases
Section165 - Amendment of sections 40 and 41 of Act 1 of 1894
Part XVIII Section166 - Coordination Forum
Section167 - Exemption of electric lines or electrical plants from attachment in certain cases
Section168 - Protection of action taken in good faith
Section169 - Members, officers, etc., of Appellate Tribunal, Appropriate Commission to be public servants
Section170 - Recovery of penalty payable under this Act
Section171 - Services of notices, orders or documents
Section172 - Transitional provisions
Section173 - Inconsistency in laws
Section174 - Act to have overriding effect
Section175 - Provisions of this Act to be in addition to and not in derogation of other laws
Section176 - Power of Central Government to make rules
Section177 - Powers of Authority to make regulations
Section178 - Powers of Central Commission to make regulations
Section179 - Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament
Section180 - Powers of State Governments to make rules
Section181 - Powers of State Commissions to make regulations
Section182 - Rules and regulations to be laid before State Legislature
Section183 - Power to remove difficulties
Section184 - Provisions of Act not to apply in certain cases
Section185 - Repeal and saving
ScheduleI - SCHEDULE
Amending Act1 - ELECTRICITY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2003
Amending Act2 - THE ELECTRICITY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2007