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(1) The distribution licensee may, under Section 163 of the Act, authorise any of his employees or other person to enter any premises to which electricity is, or has been, supplied by the licensee, or any premises or land, under, over, along, across, in or upon which the electric supply-lines or other works have been lawfully placed by the licensee for any one or more of the following purposes:-- (i) inspecting, testing, repairing or altering the electric supply lines, meters, fittings, works and apparatus for the supply of electricity belonging to the distribution licensee; (ii) ascertaining the amount of electricity supplied or the electrical quantity contained in the supply; or (iii) removing where a supply of electricity is no longer required, or where the distribution licensee is authorised to cut off such supply and to take away any electric supply-lines, meters, fittings, works or equipment belonging to the licensee. (2) A licensee or any person duly authorised by the licensee may also, in pursuance of a special order in this behalf made by an Executive Magistrate and after giving not less than twenty four hours' notice in writing to the occupier: (a) enter any premises or land referred to in sub-regulation (1) above for any of the purposes mentioned therein; (b) enter any premises to which electricity is to be supplied by him, for the purpose of examining and testing the electric wires, fittings, works and apparatus for the use of electricity belonging to the consumer. (3) The licensee or any person duly authorised by the licensee may inspect and test any installation of the consumer connected to the distribution system of the licensee with a view to ensuring compliance of the provisions of Central Electricity Authority (Measures Relating to Safety and Electric Supply) Regulations, 2010, as amended from time to time. (4) If the officer who inspects the premises of the consumer and the installations therein has detected any illegality or irregularity in the premises of the consumer and if he has reason to believe that such illegality or irregularity comes under Section 135 of the Act or under Section 126 of the Act, he shall immediately inform the officer authorised under Section 135 of the Act or the Assessing Officer under Section 126 of the Act, as the case may be, about such illegality or irregularity for immediate action.