Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Where the State Government is of opinion that — in order to encourage the establishment of any particular industry or class of industries in the State; or having regard to the particular circumstances of any industry or class of industries; or in order to extend facilities to such persons or class of persons and for such purposes as the State Government may, by notification specify; it is necessary or expedient to do so, in public interest, it may by notification and subject to such conditions, if any, as it may specify in the notification,— (a) exempt from payment of duty in whole or in part to— any Distribution Licensee or franchisee in respect of electricity sold or supplied to such industry for the purposes thereof; any Captive Generating Plant in respect of the electricity consumed by such industry owning the Captive Generating Plant; obtained through open access from outside the state at the prescribed time and in the prescribed manner of the Schedule on the units of electricity consumed Levy of duty on sale or consumption of electricity Exceptions. Power to exempt. 416 (12) litz151:t41 (644-14, f<91-- 25 a di -a 2012 any Distribution Licensee or franchisee in respect of electricity sold or supplied for consumption by persons or class of persons and for purposes specified in the notification; any open access consumer obtaining and consuming electricity from outside the State of Madhya Pradesh. (b) cancel any such notification. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Electricity Act, 2003 (No. 36 of 2003), a Distribution Licensee or Franchisee may, subject to such limitations and conditions and in such manner as may be prescribed, recover from a consumer by way of surcharge the whole or part of the duty payable by such Distribution Licensee or Franchisee under Section 3 in respect of consumption of electricity. (1) The amount of duty due and remaining unpaid shall carry interest at such rate and in such circumstances as may be prescribed. (2) Without prejudice to any other mode of recovery available to the State Government, any duty falling due for payment and the interest accruing thereon, if any, may be recovered in the same manner as an arrear of land revenue. Every Distribution Licensee or Franchisee and every producer, Captive Generating Plant, Generating Company and consumer obtaining electricity through open access shall keep in such form books, accounts and records and furnish such returns at such times and to such authorities as may be prescribed. (1) The State Government may, by general or special order, appoint any officer to be Inspector for the purposes of this Act. (2) Every Inspector so appointed shall Perform the duties and exercise powers for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder. Reimbursement of duty from consumer by Distribution Licensee or Franchisee. Recovery of duty and interest. Keeping of accounts and records and furnishing returns. Appointment of Inspector. Settlement disputes. Penalties . (3) Every such Inspector shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of Section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860). of 10. If any dispute arises between consumer and distribution licensee of electricity or the producer or others, it shall be referred to the Electrical Inspector for settlement. Appeal of such settlement shall be referred to the State Government.