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(1) The time lines and standards of performance as specified in this Code shall remain suspended during force majeure conditions such as war, mutiny, civil commotion, riot, flood, cyclone, earthquake, fire, lightning, lockout, strike etc., affecting the installations and activities of the licensee. (2) Non-compliance of the time lines and standards of performance due to reasons in sub-regulation (1) above shall not be treated as a violation and the licensee shall not be required to pay any compensation to affected consumer on account of such non-compliance. (3) The licensee shall not be required to pay any compensation to affected consumer on account of any non-compliance with the time lines and standards of performance if such non-compliance is due to any failure in the transmission system of the State Transmission Utility or Central Transmission Utility or grid failure or on account of instructions given by State Load Despatch Centre, over which the distribution licensee has no reasonable control.