Telegraph Authority in certain cases.

The Appropriate Government may, by order in writing, for the placing of electric lines or electrical plant for the transmission of electricity or for the purpose of telephonic or telegraphic communications necessary for the proper co-ordination

of works, confer upon any public officer, licensee or any other person engaged in

the business of supplying electricity under this Act, subject to such conditions and

restrictions, if any, as the Appropriate Government may think fit to impose and to

the provisions of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, any of the powers which the telegraph authority possesses under that Act with respect to the placing of

13 of 1885.

telegraph authority possesses under that Act with respect to the placing of telegraph lines and posts for the purposes of a telegraph established or maintained, by the Government or to be so established or maintained.

Amendment of Sections 40 and

41 of Act 1 of

1894.

165. (1) In section 40, sub-section (1) of clause (b) and section 41, sub- section (5) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, the term "work" shall be deemed to include electricity supplied or to be supplied by means of the work to be constructed.

1. (2) The Appropriate Government may, on recommendation of the Appropriate Commission in this behalf, if it thinks fit, on the application of any person, not being a company desirous of obtaining any land for its purposes, direct that he may acquire such land under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 in the same manner and on the same conditions as it might be acquired if the person were a company. 1 of 1894. 1 of 1894. Coordination Forum Exemption of electric lines or electrical plants from attachment in certain cases. PART- XVIII MISCELLANEOUS 166. (1) The Central Government shall constitute a Coordination Forum consisting of the Chairperson of the Central Commission and Members thereof, the Chairperson of the Authority, representatives of generating companies and transmission licensees engaged in inter-State transmission of electricity for smooth and coordinated development of the power system in the country.
2. (2) The Central Government shall also constitute a forum of regulators consisting of the Chairperson of the Central Commission and Chairpersons of the State Commissions.
3. (3) The Chairperson of the Central Commission shall be the Chairperson of the Forum of regulators referred to in sub-section (2).
4. (4) The State Government shall constitute a Coordination Forum consisting of the Chairperson of the State Commission and Members thereof representatives of the generating companies, transmission licensee and distribution licensees engaged in generation, transmission and distribution of electricity in that State for smooth and coordinated development of the power system in the State.
5. (5) There shall be a committee in each district to be constituted by the Appropriate Government -
   • (a) to coordinate and review the extension of electrification in each district;
   • (b) to review the quality of power supply and consumer satisfaction;
   • (c) to promote energy efficiency and its conservation.