Amendment of section 12 of Bom. XL of 1958

In section 12 of the principal Act,-

1. (I) in sub-section (2),-
2. (i) for the words "such rules may-" the following shall be substituted, namely:- "such rules may- (a-I) prescribe, under the proviso to clause
3. (vii) of sub-section

1. (2) of section 3, the form of certificate regarding eligibility, the form of application for obtaining such certificate and the period within which such application shall be made;";
   • (ii) after clause (d), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:- "(e) prescribe the procedure for securing any concession or exemption under the Act;
   • (f) prescribe the procedure for referring questions to the authority specified under Part IV of the Schedule and for filing an appeal to the State Government against the decision of such authority;
   • (g) prescribe the procedure and the period of limitation for claiming refund of the amount of electricity duty paid in excess of the amount payable under this Act by the consumer;
   • (h) provide for installation and the reading of meters and sub-meters;";
     • (iii) clause
   • (e) shall be relettered as clause (i);
2. (2) after sub-section (3), the following sub-sections shall be inserted, namely:- "(4) All rules made under this section shall be laid for not less than thirty days before the State Legislature as soon as possible after they are made and shall be subject to rescission by the Legislature or to such modifications as the Legislature may make during the session in which they are so laid or the session immediately following.
3. (5) Any rescission or modifications so made by the Legislature shall be published in the Official Gazette, and shall thereupon take effect.".