Bombay Electricity (Special Powers) Act, 1946, (Maharashtra) Section 8A - Bare Act

StateMaharashtra Government
Year1946
Section Title Power of Entry, Etc.
Act Info:

1[(1) Any officer authorised by the 2[State] Government in this behalf, by general or special order, may enter and inspect any premises for the purpose of verifying whether an order made under this Act is complied with or not.

(2) Whoever voluntarily obstructs any person authorised under sub-section (1) in the exercise of the powers conferred by that sub-section shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees or with both.]

NOTIFICATIONS

G. N., I. & L. D., No. SAC. 1061/Elec, dated 14th December, 1961 (M. G., Pt. IV-A, p. 923)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8A of the Bombay Electricity (Special Powers) Act, 1946 (Bom. XX of 1946). the Government of Maharashtra hereby authorises the officers mentioned in the appended Schedule to exercise the powers under section 8-A within their jurisdiction.

SCHEDULE

(a) All Electrical Inspectors under the Indian Electricity Act. 1910.

(b) All officers appointed under the Factories Act. 1948. of a rank not below that of an Inspector.

(c) All officers of the Directorate of Industries not below the rank of a Junior Industries Inspector.

(d) All officers of the Revenue Department not below the rank of a Mamlatdar.

(e) All officers of the Police Department not below the rank of a Sub-Inspector.

G. N., I. & L. D., No. SAC. 1061/Elec.. dated 3rd April, 1962 (M. G., Pt. IV-B, p. 603)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8A of the Bombay Electricity (Special Powers ) Act, 1946 (Bom. XX of 1946). the Government of Maharashtra hereby authorises the officers mentioned in the appended Schedule in addition of the officers mentioned in the Schedule appended to Government Notification, No. SAC. 1061-Elec. dated 14th December, 1961. to exercise the powers under section 8A within their jurisdiction.

SCHEDULE

(i) All Sub-Inspectors and Assistant Inspectors under the Indian Electricity Act. 1910.

(ii) The Electricity Duty Inspector under the Electricity Duty Act. 1958.

(iii) All Assistant Electricity Duty Inspectors under the Electricity Duty Act. 1958.

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1. This section was inserted by Bom. 41 of 1949, Section 9.

2. This word was substituted for the word "Provincial" by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950.