The West Bengal Duty On Inter-state River Valley Authority Electricity Act, 1971
west-bengal · 1971
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- S. 1(I) This Act may be called the West Bengal Duty on Inter-State Short title
- S. 2Section defines key terms for the West Bengal Duty On Inter-state River Valley Authority Electricity Act, 1971.
- S. 3There shall be charged, levied and
- S. 4Section 4 mandates licensees and inter-State river valley authorities to pay electricity duty to the State Government on supplied energy.
- S. 5Section 5 allows recovery or remission of electricity duty for energy supplied to employees or used by authorities, with exemptions for low usage.
- S. 7Section 7 mandates licensees to maintain records and submit returns to the State Government detailing electricity supplied, received, or consumed, and the duty payable.
- S. 8Section 8 authorizes the State Government to appoint inspecting officers and outlines procedures for recovering unpaid electricity duty as a public demand.
- S. 10Section penalizes licensees for failing to maintain books or submit returns, and obstructs inspectors.
- S. 11(1) The State Government may, subject to the
- S. 13Section 13 retroactively validates electricity duties previously levied under the Bengal Electricity Duty Act, 1935, as if they were collected under the West Bengal Duty On Inter-state River Valley Authority Electricity Act, 1971.
- S. 948Section 948 sets rates for electricity consumption in industrial and non-industrial premises in West Bengal, including surcharges for certain processes.
- S. 1948Section specifies rates and surcharges for electricity consumed in industrial processes, with special rates for electrolysis or furnace heating.
- S. 1970State Legislature (Delegation of Powers)