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OPERATION OF BOARD’S GENERATING STATIONS. - 1[(1)] Where the Board itself establishes a new generating station or acquire a generating station otherwise than for the purpose of closing it down, it shall operate the station itself, but the Board may with the sanction of the State Government, make arrangements with any licensee or other person for its operation, if in the opinion of the Board it is desirable so to do. 2[(2) Where a Generating Company has been established having its activities wholly or partly in a State, the State Government may direct the Board to make over any generating station established or acquired by the Board to the Generating Company subject to such terms and conditions as may be specified in the direction and the Board shall comply with such direction: Provided that where the Central Government is the 3[competent Government or one of the competent Governments] in relation to the Generating Company, no direction shall be made by any State Government under this sub-section without the concurrence of the Central Government.] 4[(3) For the purposes of this section, no direction shall be issued to a Generating Company wholly or partly owned by the Central Government unless and until the prior concurrence of that Government is obtained.]