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Guj. 18 of 1973. 1958 : Bom. XL ] Gujarat Electricity Duty Act, 1958 13 (iii)Fuse-off call charges and reconnection charges; (iv)the losses of energy sustained in transmission or transformation by a licensee or person before supply to a consumer; Provided that- (a)where no energy has been consumed by a consumer, minimum charges pay able by him shall not be deemed to be consumption charges; (b)where the units of energy actually consumed by a consumer are less than the units of energy for which, prescribed minimum charges are payable “consumption charges” shall, in the case of such consumer, mean the charges for the units of energy actually consumed by him and not the prescribed minimum charges; (c)where any person supplies electrical energy to any other person (hereinafter referred to as “the receiving person”), the charges payable by the receiving person for such quantum of power to the distribution licensee under section 14, who is en gaged in the business of supplying energy within the area where the receiving person is located, shall be deemed to be consumption charges for such supply of energy.] PART II Where any dispute arises— (i)whether any undertaking is an industrial undertaking or a new industrial undertaking or a 1[additional unit of the industrial undertaking]; (ii)whether any premises are used by an industrial undertaking for residential purpose or any other purpose; (iii)as to the item in this Schedule under which any consumption of energy falls; (iv)where energy is consumed for different purposes, as to what portion is consumed for any particular purpose; the dispute shall be referred for decision to such authority as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify and different authorities may be specified for different areas of the State. The authority concerned shall, after such inquiry as it deems fit, record its decision. An appeal shall lie against such decision to the State Government within sixty days from the date of the decision. Where no appeal is filed against a decision of the authority, the State Government may of its own motion or otherwise within one year from the date of any order passed by the authority call for and examine the record of any proceedings of the authority for the purpose of satisfying itself as to the legality or propriety of any decision or order passed, and as to the regularity of the proceedings of such authority and pass such order thereon as it thinks fit. The decision recorded by such authority, subject to any appeal or revision by the State Government, and the order of the State Government in appeal or revision, shall be final and shall not be called in question in any court.