The Gujarat Electricity (Special Powers) Act, 1946.
gujarat · 1946
The scanned source for this Act is imperfect — headings or section boundaries may be off. Verify against the official source.
- S. 1The Gujarat Electricity (Special Powers) Act, 1946, provides special powers for electricity regulation in Gujarat.
- S. 2Section defines key terms like "consumer," "works," "licensee," and "requisition" for the Gujarat Electricity (Special Powers) Act.
- S. 3The section allows the state government to mandate consumers to reduce their electricity usage as specified.
- S. 4Section 4 authorizes the State Government to order a licensee to reduce or stop electricity supply to consumers who exceed demand limits or disobey supply directives.
- S. 5Section 5 allows the Gujarat State Government to override contracts and agreements to ensure electricity supply and distribution.
- S. 6Section 6 restricts the use of electrical energy for advertisements and empowers the State Government to regulate its distribution and use.
- S. 6APower to regulate supply of electrical energy and periods of work
- S. 6BRevocation of licence or discontinuance of supply for breach of order under section 6A
- S. 6CDiscontinuance of supply of energy to consumer for failure to pay fees for services of Electric Inspector or his assist
- S. 7Section 7 preserves pre-existing defense orders and authorities under the Gujarat Electricity (Special Powers) Act.
- S. 8Section 8 penalizes non-compliance with the Act's provisions and orders, and authorizes inspections and penalties for obstruction.
- S. 8APower of entry, etc
- S. 9Offence by local authorities and corporations
- S. 10Section 10 prevents courts from investigating offenses under this Act without a written report from an authorized public servant.
- S. 11Section 11 protects individuals and the government from legal actions for actions taken in good faith under specified sections of the Act.
- S. 12Section 12 of the Gujarat Electricity (Special Powers) Act, 1946, repeals the Saurashtra Electricity (Special Powers) Act, 1953, in extended areas, but treats prior actions under it as valid under this Act.
- S. 13Repeal and savings
- S. 195035 These figures, letters and word were substituted for the word and figure "or 6", by Bom
- S. 19531946 : Bom