(1) Save as otherwise exempted under this Act, no person other

than Central Transmission Utility or a State Transmission Utility, or a licensee

1. (a) in any street, or
2. (b) in any place,- (i)

in which one hundred or more persons are ordinarily likely to be

assembled; or

1. (ii) which is a factory within the meaning of the Factories Act, 1948

or a mine within the meaning of the Mines Act, 1952; or

1. (iii) to which the State Government, by general or special order, declares the provisions of this sub-section to apply, without giving, before the commencement of transmission or use of electricity, not less than seven days’ notice in writing of his intention to the

any, the nature and the purpose of supply and complying with such of the

provisions of Part XI of this Act, as may be applicable:

Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to electricity used for the public carriage of passengers, animals or goods, on, or for the lighting or ventilation of the rolling stock of any railway or tramway subject to the provisions of the Railways Act, 1989.

1. (2) Where any difference or dispute arises as to whether a place is or is not one in which one hundred or more persons are ordinarily likely to be

1. (3) The provisions of this section shall be binding on the Government.