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Electricity Act, 2003 Section 65

Title: Provision of Subsidy by State Government

State: Central

Year: 2003

If the State Government requires the grant of any subsidy to any consumer or class of consumers in the tariff determined by the State Commission under section 62, the State Government shall, notwithstanding any direction which may be given under section 108, pay, in advance and in such manner as may be specified, the amount to compensate the person affected by the grant of subsidy in the manner the State Commission may direct, as a condition for the licence or any other person concerned to implement the subsidy provided for by the State Government: PROVIDED that no such direction of the State Government shall be operative if the payment is not made in accordance with the provisions contained in this section and the tariff fixed by the State Commission shall be applicable from the date of issue of orders by the Commission in this regard.

The Electricity Act, 2003 Complete Act

State: Uttarakhand

Year: 2003

.....scheme for the development of any river in any region is in operation, the State Government and the generating company shall co-ordinate their activities with the activities of the person responsible for such scheme in so far as they are inter-related. 9. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, a person may construct, maintain or operate a captive generating plant and dedicated transmission lines: Provided that the supply of electricity from the captive generating plant through the grid shall be regulated in the same manner as the generating station of a generating company. (2) Every person, who has constructed a captive generating plant and maintains and operates such plant, shall have the right to open access for the purposes of carrying electricity from his captive generating plant to the destination of his use: Provided that such open access shall be subject to availability of adequate transmission facility and such availability of transmission facility shall be determined by the Central Transmission Utility or the State Transmission Utility, as the case may be: Provided further that any dispute regarding the availability of transmission facility.....

Electricity Act, 2003 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2003

ELECTRICITY ACT, 2003 ELECTRICITY ACT, 2003 An Act to consolidate the laws relating to generation, transmission, distribution, trading and use of electricity and generally for taking measures conducive to development of electricity industry, promoting competition therein, protecting interest of consumers and supply of electricity to all areas, rationalisation of electricity tariff, ensuring transparent policies regarding subsidies, promotion of efficient and environmentally benign policies, constitution of Central Electricity Authority, Regulatory Commissions and establishment of Appellate Tribunal and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT (1) This Act may be called the Electricity Act, 2003. (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification, Appoint: Provided that different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this.....

The Sikkim Industrial Promotion & Incentive (Amendment) Act, 2003 Complete Act

State: Sikkim

Year: 2003

.....means separately identifiable investment made by an existing industrial unit in the fixed capital assets to set up a project for manufacturing of new products (s) provided that the additional investment in the fixed assets is not less than 25% of the gross fixed capital and increase of additional employment is at least by 10%. (ddd) "Expansion" of an industrial units means additional fixed unit. For the purpose of calculation, Gross value of all the capital investment made on land, building and plant machinery of the existing unit will be taken into consideration. Expansion shall also imply an increase of at least 25% in the existing installed capacity as well as increase of additional employment of at least by 10% . Prior to going for expansion, the units should be operating at least at a minimum of 80% capacity during the three previous years." (ii) after clause (e), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:- "(ee) "Modernization" means separately identifiable investment made by an existing industrial unit in the fixed capital technology having a definite advantage in reduction of cost of production provided that the additional investment in the fixed.....

Electricity Act, 2003 Part XVIII

Title: Miscellaneous

State: Central

Year: 2003

.....Secretary, officers and other employees of the Appropriate Commission and the assessing officer referred to in section 126 shall be deemed, when acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code. Section 170 - Recovery of penalty payable under this Act Any penalty payable by a person under this Act, if not paid, may be recovered as if it were an arrear of land revenue. Section 171 - Services of notices, orders or documents (1) Every notice, order or document by or under this Act required, or authorised to be addressed to any person may be served on him by delivering the same after obtaining signed acknowledgement receipt therefor or by registered post or such means of delivery as may be prescribed-- (a) where the Appropriate Government is the addressee, at the office of such officer as the Appropriate Government may prescribe in this behalf; (b) where the Appropriate Commission is the addressee, at the office of the Appropriate Commission; (c) where a company is the addressee, at the registered office of the company or, in the event of the registered.....

Electricity Act, 2003 Part V

Title: Transmission of Electricity

State: Central

Year: 2003

.....company on payment of the transmission charges; or (ii) any consumer as and when such open access is provided by the State Commission under sub-section (2) of section 42, on payment of the transmission charges and a surcharge thereon, as may be specified by the Central Commission: PROVIDED that such surcharge shall be utilised for the purpose of meeting the requirement of current level cross-subsidy: 2[***] PROVIDED FURTHER that such surcharge and cross subsidies shall be progressively reduced 1[***] in the manner as may be specified by the Central Commission: PROVIDED also that such surcharge shall not be leviable in case open access is provided to a person who has established a captive generating plant for carrying the electricity to the destination of his own use. ________________________ 1. Omitted for the words "and eliminated" by The Electricity (Amendment) Act, 2007, Dated 28.05.2007. 2. Omitted by The Electricity (Amendment) Act, 2007, Dated 28.05.2007. Prior to Substitution it read as under: "PROVIDED also that the manner of payment and utilisation of the surcharge shall be specified by the Central Commission:" Section 39 - State.....

Electricity Act, 2003 Part VII

Title: Tariff

State: Central

Year: 2003

.....transmission licensees; (b) the generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity are conducted on commercial principles; (c) the factors which would encourage competition, efficiency, economical use of the resources, good performance and optimum investments; (d) safeguarding of consumers' interest and at the same time, recovery of the cost of electricity in a reasonable manner; (e) the principles rewarding efficiency in performance; (f) multiyear tariff principles; 1[(g) that the tariff progressively reflects the cost of supply of electricity and also reduces cross-subsidies in the manner specified by the Appropriate Commission;] (h) the promotion of co-generation and generation of electricity from renewable sources of energy; (i) the National Electricity Policy and tariff policy: PROVIDED that the terms and conditions for determination of tariff under the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948, the Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act, 1998, and the enactments specified in the Schedule as they stood immediately before the appointed date, shall continue to apply for a period of one year or until the terms and conditions for tariff are specified under.....

Electricity Act, 2003 Part VI

Title: Distribution of Electricity

State: Central

Year: 2003

.....place,-- (i) in which one hundred or more persons are ordinarily likely to be assembled; or (ii) which is a factory within the meaning of the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948) or a mine within the meaning of the Mines Act, 1952 (35 of 1952); or (iii) to which the State Government, by general or special order, declares the provisions of this sub-section to apply, without giving, before the commencement of transmission or use of electricity, not less than seven days' notice in writing of his intention to the Electrical Inspector and to the District Magistrate or the Commissioner of Police, as the case may be, containing particulars of the electrical installation and plant, if any, the nature and the purpose of supply and complying with such of the provisions of Part XVII of this Act, as may be applicable: PROVIDED that nothing in this section shall apply to electricity used for the public carriage of passengers, animals or goods, on, or for the lighting or ventilation of the rolling stock of any railway or tramway subject to the provisions of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989). (2) Where any difference or dispute arises as to whether a place is or is not one in which.....

Electricity Act, 2003 Section 42

Title: Duties of Distribution Licensee and Open Access

State: Central

Year: 2003

.....in specifying the extent of open access in successive phases and in determining the charges for wheeling, it shall have due regard to all relevant factors including such cross subsidies, and other operational constraints: PROVIDED that 2[such open access shall be allowed on payment of a surcharge] in addition to the charges for wheeling as may be determined by the State Commission: PROVIDED FURTHER that such surcharge shall be utilised to meet the requirements of current level of cross subsidy within the area of supply of the distribution licensee: PROVIDED also that such surcharge and cross subsidies shall be progressively reduced 3[***] in the manner as may be specified by the State Commission: PROVIDED also that such surcharge shall not be leviable in case open access is provided to a person who has established a captive generating plant for carrying the electricity to the destination of his own use: 1 [PROVIDED also that the State Government shall, not later than five years from the date of commencement of the Electricity (Amendment) Act, 2003, by regulations, provide such open access to all consumers who require a supply of electricity where the maximum power to.....

Electricity Act, 2003 Section 181

Title: Powers of State Commissions to Make Regulations

State: Central

Year: 2003

.....licensee under sub-section (1) of section 47; (w) payment of interest on security under sub-section (4) of section 47; (x) electricity supply code under section 50; (y) the proportion of revenues from other business to be utilised for reducing wheeling charges under proviso to section 51; (z) duties of electricity trader under sub-section (2) of section 52; (za) standards of performance of a licensee or a class of licensees under sub-section (1) of section 57; (zb) the period within which information to be furnished by the licensee under sub-section (1) of section 59; 2[(zc) the manner of reduction of cross-subsidies under clause (g) of section 61;] (zd) the terms and conditions for determination of tariff under section 61; (ze) details to be furnished by licensee or generating company under sub-section (2) of section 62; (zf) the methodologies and procedures for calculating the expected revenue from tariff and charges under sub-section (5) of section 62; (zg) the manner of making an application before the State Commission and the fee payable therefor under sub-section (1) of section 64; (zh) issue of tariff order with modifications or conditions under.....