Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(I) The Commission may on an application mode in such form and on licencas by paymcnt of such fee as may be pescribed by regulatbns, grant a licence authorising nng person to- ssion. (a) transmit electricity in a specified area of transmission ; and/or (b) supply-eleciricity in a specified area of su~ply. - (2) In recpxt of thc grant c l licence under sub-section (1), the following proviuons ,shall apply: - (a) any person applying for a licence shall publish. a notice of his applica- tion in such manner, and with such particulars as may be prcscri bed by the Commission within 14 days after making the application ; (b) the Commission shall no! grant alicence until,- ( i ) all objesions recci~ed within &rce mo~tbs ffom the date of publication relating to the applicaticn for the licence have been considered by the Commission ; (ii) no objection has been obtained from the Cenlral Governmen1 in the case of an application for a licence to supply or transmit in an area which includes !lie whole L r auy part of any cantonment, aercdrurne, fortress, arsenzl, dockyard or camp or of any building or place in the occupation of the Ccntral Government for defencepurpo~s; (c) where an objection is received from any local authority wncerwd, the Commission shall, if in its opinion the objection is i M c i e n t , record in writing and communicate to 6tIcli local authority its reasons for such opinion ; and (6) no application for a licence shaII be made by any local authority exczpt pursuant to a resolu~ion passed al . a meeting of such authority held -after one month's previous notice of the same specifying the purpose thereof has been givcn in thc mannor in which notices cf meetings of such local authority are usually given. . (3) A licence may prescribc the extent to which, and the terms and conditions under which the tr;!nsmiss ion or supply of energy is to be made and contain such other conditions as f he Commission may consider appropriate for achieving the purposes of the Act. (4) Without prejudice to the generaiit y of eibsection (3), conditions included in a licence may req--re the iiccnsee to,- (a) enter into agrecmects on specified terms with other persons for the use of any electric liues, clcctrjcal plant and associated equipment operated by the liccnsee; (b) conlpIy with any dircctim ~ i v e n by the Commission ; (c) refer all dispute:. arising under ibe licence for determination by the Commission ; (4 furnish inforrnatioo, documents and detials which the Commission may require for its own purpose or for the purposes of thc Ccntral Government ' or the State Governmcnt or Lhe Central Electricity Authority ; (e) comply with the requirements of the Indian Electricity Act, 1910 and the 9 af 1910 Electricity (Supply) Aot, 1948 and rules framed thereunder in so far as they 54 of rw are applicable ; (f) undertake such functions end obligations of' the ' Board under ibe Indim 1910 Electricity Act, 1910 and Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948; s4of 1948 (g) obtain (be approval of the Commission of such things that are rauired under (hc licenc.: condiiions or for deviation from the same ; (h) notify the Commission of any schcme thet it is 'proposing lo undertake including the scheme1 in terms of the provisions 'of thc Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 ; 54 of 1948 ( i ) purchase power in an economical manner and under a transparent power purcbase procurement process ; ( j ) supply in bulk to olher licensees or to customers ; and (k) establish q tariff or to calculate its charges from time to time in accordsooo . svi th the requirements przscri bed by the Commission. (5) The provisions contaiaed in 1he Schedule to thc Indian Electricity Act, 1910 90f 1910 .shall bc deemed to be iccorporated wjth, and to form part of, every licence granted under this Chapter, save in so far as thcy arc expressly varicd cl r cxceptcd by the licence and shall, subject to any such additions, v a ~ iations or cxceptians which tbc Commissiofr Is empowered to make havins rcgard to the purposes of the Act, apply to the undertskrng authorised by thc licence in rclation t o its activitjcs in the Stata : Provided that where a supply licence is granted by the Commission for the supply of coergy to. 0 t h licensees for distribution by them, then in so far. a6 such licence - relates to such supply, the provisions of clauses lV, V, VI, VIZ, VIn and =I of the said Schedule shall not bc dccmed to be incorporated within fhe supply licence. ---:=+ (6) The conditions included in a licence may contain provision for thc condlt~ons to cease to have effect or be modified at such .times, in such manner and in such arcurnstances as may be specified therein. (7) Any pravisio'ns included by virtue -of sub-section (6) in a licence shall have effect io addition to the provision made under sub-section (5) of aeclion 18 and section 19. (8) The grant of a licence under this section to a person shall not in any way hinder , or restrict the grant of a licence to another ,person within the same area of suuply or transmission for a I i k ~ purpose and accordingly, the licensee 6haIl not .cIaim any , exclusivity. (9) Any licence granted by the Cornrnjssion under this Act may provide that the - licensee shall have the powers and authorities to take appropriate actions for revenue - reali sation, prosecution for thcft, meter tampering, diversion of elcctricitj and all such similar matters aaecting the distribution and supply of elechicity to the consumer. , (10) The ~omrnission may athorise licensees and other persons to exercise such power aud authority as the licensees and other persons could be given under the provisions of the Indian Elcclricily Act, 1910 and the Electricily (Supply) Act, 1948. g of 1910 . , 54 of 1944 Exemption