Licensee's charges to consumers

Licensee's charges to consumers.—The provisions of the Sixth Schedule and the Seventh Schedule shall be deemed to be incorporated in the licence of every licensee, not being a local authority—

1. (a) in the case of a licence granted before the commencement of this Act, from the date of the commencement of the licensee's next succeeding year of account; and
2. (b) in the case of a licence granted after the commencement of this Act, from the date of the commencement of supply, and as from the said date, the licensee shall comply with the provisions of the said Schedules accordingly, and any provision of the Jammu and Kashmir Electricity Act, Svt. 1997 and the licence granted to him thereunder and of any other law, agreement or instrument applicable to the licensee shall, in relation to the licensee, be void and of no effect in so far as they are inconsistent with the provisions of section 53 and the said Schedules.