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The Jammu and Kashmir Electricity (Supply) Act, 1971

The Jammu and Kashmir Electricity (Supply) Act, 1971

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This Act provides for setting up the Jammu and Kashmir State Electricity Board to generate and supply electricity in the State. It sets out the Board's composition, members' terms, removal and meetings, and its staff. It also creates a State Electricity Consultative Council and Local Advisory Committees to advise the Board.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Interpretation
  3. 3. Constitution and composition of Board
  4. 4. Term of office and conditions for re-appointment of the members of the Board
  5. 5. The Chairman and the other members of the Board shall hold office for such period, and shall be eligible for re-appointment under such conditions, as may be prescribed.
  6. 6. Removal or suspension of members
  7. 7. Power of Government to declare certain transactions void
  8. 8. Temporary absence of members
  9. 9. Incorporation of Board
  10. 10. Authentication of orders and other instruments of the Board
  11. 11. Meetings of the Board
  12. 12. Appointment of staff
  13. 13. State Electricity Consultative Council
  14. 14. Local Advisory Committee
  15. 15. General duties of the Board
  16. 16. Powers of the Board to supply Electricity
  17. 17. Power of Board to engage in certain undertakings
  18. 18. Powers of Board in relation to Water-Power
  19. 19. Power of Board to conduct investigations
  20. 20. Loans by Board to Licensees
  21. 21. Power of Board to contribute to certain Associations
  22. 22. Consulting Engineers
  23. 23. Board to have powers and obligations of licensee under Act XIV of Svt. 1997
  24. 24. Other functions of the Board
  25. 24A. Power of Board to entrust functions, powers and duties
  26. 25. Preparation of schemes
  27. 26. Publication and sanctioning of schemes
  28. 27. Carrying out of schemes
  29. 28. Power to alter or extend schemes
  30. 29. Provided that any alterations or extensions of a scheme which are in the opinion of the Board and the Government minor in character may be made without preparing a supplementary scheme.
  31. 30. Supply by the Board to licensees owning generating stations
  32. 31. Power of Board to close down generating stations
  33. 32. Purchase of generating stations or undertakings or main transmission lines by the Board
  34. 33. Provision of new generating stations
  35. 34. Operation of Board's generating stations
  36. 35. Provision regarding connections with main transmission lines purchased by the Board
  37. 36. Use by Board of transmission lines
  38. 37. Powers of Board for placing wires, poles, etc
  39. 38. Powers of Board to enter into arrangement for purchase or sale of electricity under certain conditions
  40. 39. Restrictions on establishment of new generating stations or major additions or replacement of plant in generating stations
  41. 40. Power of Board to enter upon and shut down generating stations in certain circumstances
  42. 41. The Grid Tariff
  43. 42. Power of Board to make alternative arrangements with licensees
  44. 43. Provided that in making any such arrangement the Board shall not show undue preference to any licensee.
  45. 44. Provision for the sale of electricity by the Board to persons other than licensees
  46. 45. Provided that in fixing any such terms and conditions the Board shall not show undue preference to any person.
  47. 46. Provisional payments
  48. 47. Lower limit of power factor in supply by Board
  49. 48. Provision of accommodation and right of way
  50. 49. Power of Board to connect meters, etc. to apparatus of licensees
  51. 50. Licensee to comply with Board's directions
  52. 51. Leases of generating stations
  53. 52. Licensee's charges to consumers
  54. 53. Rating committees
  55. 54. Power of rating committee to call for information
  56. 55. Power to direct amortisation and tariffs policies of licensees being local authorities
  57. 56. Provided that the Board shall not issue any directions under this section except after obtaining the prior approval of the Government.
  58. 57. Board to assume obligations of Government in respect of matters to which this Act applies
  59. 58. Annual financial statement
  60. 59. Restriction on unbudgeted expenditure
  61. 60. Subventions to the Board
  62. 61. Loans to the Board
  63. 62. Power of Board to borrow
  64. 63. Guarantee of loans
  65. 64. Priority of liabilities of the Board
  66. 65. Depreciation reserve
  67. 66. Accounts and Audit
  68. 67. Effect of other laws
  69. 68. Water power concessions to be granted only to the Board
  70. 69. Co-ordination between the Board's schemes and multipurpose schemes
  71. 70. Power of entry
  72. 71. Annual reports, statistics and returns
  73. 72. Arbitration
  74. 73. Penalties
  75. 74. Source from which fines may be paid
  76. 75. Offences by companies
  77. 76. Cognizance of offences
  78. 77. Power to make rules
  79. 78. Directions by the Government
  80. 79. Power to make regulations
  81. 80. Provided that regulations under clauses (a) and (d) shall be made only with the previous approval of the Government.
  82. 81. Protection to persons acting under this Act
  83. 82. Removal of difficulties
  84. I. Arrangements in respect of controlled stations
  85. II. Supply by Board to licensees owning stations other than controlled stations
  86. III. Closing down of generating stations other than controlled stations
  87. IV. Price for undertakings, generating stations and main transmission lines purchased by the Board
  88. IX. Allocation of costs of production at generating stations
  89. V. Charges for use by Board of transmission lines and main transmission lines
  90. VI. Financial principles and their application
  91. VII. Description of asset
  92. VIII. Determination of cost of production of electricity at generating stations

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