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(1) The licensee shall provide electric supply for public street lights, on request from local authority. (2) An agreement shall be executed by the local authority with the licensee in the format to be stipulated by the licensee and approved by the Commission and the agreement shall be stamped with the common seal of the local authority. (3) Security deposit for electricity charges and for the meter shall not be insisted by the licensee from the local authority in view of the public importance of the purpose. (4) Local authority shall have the option to provide their own street lighting installation and avail power through metered supply in which case capital and maintenance works will be carried out by the local authority. (5) The licensee may provide the street lighting installations on the distribution lines of the licensee, if requested by the local authority, on realisation of the expenditure estimated as per the cost data approved by the Commission (6) Maintenance of the street lighting system installed on the distribution lines of the licensee shall be done by the local authority only under the supervision of the licensee. (7) New supplies for street lights shall be given only as metered supply. (8) The existing supply of electricity to street lighting system which is not metered, shall be brought under metered supply in a phased manner within a period of twenty four months from the date of coming into effect of the Code, for which the licensees shall prepare a time bound programme and obtain the approval of the Commission within a period of six months. (9) The local authority shall pay the electricity charges to the licensee at the rates notified by the Commission. (10) The licensee may install street lights in private areas where the distributing lines of the licensee are in existence, on special terms and conditions to be agreed mutually by the licensee and the person who applies for such service..