Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
52. Where any m.atter is, by or under this Act, directed to be determined by arbitration, the matter shall, unless it is otherwise expressly provided in the license of a licensee, be determined by such person or ,persons as the Local Government may nominate in that behalf on the application of either party; but in all other respects the arbitration shall be subject to the provisions of the Indian Arbitration Act, 1899.
' `53.` (I) Every notice, order or 'document "by or service of under this Act required or authorized to addressed to any person may be served by post or doouments, left,-
(a) where the Government is the addressee, at the office of the Secretary in the Public Works Department ;
(b) where a local authority is the addressee, af the office of the local authority;
(c) where a company is the addressee, at the registered office of the Company or, in the event of the registered office of the Company not being in India, at the head office of the Company in India;
(d) where any other person is the addressee, at the usual or last known place of abode or business of the person.
`(2)` Every notice, order or document by or under this Act required or authorized to be addressed to the owner or occupier of any premises shall be deemed to be p,roperly addressed if addressed by the description of the " owner " or " occupier " of the premises (naming the premises), and may be served by delivering it, or a true copy thereof, to some person on the premises, or, if there is no person on $he premises to whom the same can with reasonable
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'diligence be delivered, by affixing it on some conspicuous part of the premises.
Reoovsry nf. sums recover. able under certain provisions of Aot- .
Reoovsry nf. sums recover. _, 54. Every sum declared to be recoverable by sec-
, tion 5, clause (f), section 6, sub-section (%'), section 14, sub-section (%'), clause (h), section 16, sub-section (z), section 18, sub-section `(9)`_ or sub-section (4, or section 26, sub-section (4, and every fee leviable under 'this Act, may be recovered, on application to a Magistrate having jurisdiction where the person liable to pay the same is for the time being resident, by the distress and sale of any moveable property belbnqing to such person.
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Dolegstion of certain 55. (I) The Local Government may, by general functionsof or special order, authorize the discharge of any of Local Government to[its functions under section 13 or section 18, or clause ] E1eotricIn- V, sub-clause (%'), or clause XIII of the Schedule by spectors. an Electric Inspector. Protection for done 56. No suit, prosecution or other proceeding shall in good faith. lie against any public officer, or any servant of a local authority, for anything done, or in good faith pur- of Amendment theLand Amendment theLand theLand[porting to be done, under this Act. ] 57. (I) In section 40, sub-section (I), clause (h), Act, Acquisition 1894. Acquisition 1894. 1894. sition Act, 1894, the term "work and section 41, sub-section (5), of the Land Acqui" shall be deemed to I of ISM, include electrical energy supplied, or to be supplied, by means of the work to be constructed.
of Amendment theLand Amendment theLand theLand Act, Acquisition 1894. Acquisition 1894. 1894.
(2) The Local Government may, if it thinks fit, on the application af any person, not being a company, desirous of obtaining any land for the purposes of his undertaking, direct that he may acquire such land under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, in the same mantier and on the same conditions as it might be acquired if the person were a company.
58. (I) The Indian Electricity k t , 1903, is hereby repealed : Provided that every application for a license made and every license granted under the said Act
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shall be deemed to have been made and granted under this Act.
(2) Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to affect the terms of any license which was granted, or of any agreement which was made, by or with the sanction of the Government for the supply or use of electricity before the commencement of this Act.
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PROVISIONS TO BE DEEMED TO BE INCORPORATED WITH, AND TO FORM PART OF, EVERY LICENSE GRANTED UNDER PART 11, S O FAR AS NOT ADDED TO, VARIED OR EXCEPTED BY THE LICENSE.
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|[See section 3, sub-section|(2),|clause|(f).]|
|Security and accounts.|
|I. Where the licensee is not|a|local authority, the fol-|security for|
|lowing provisions as to giving security shall apply,|executionof|
|works of|
|namely|: -|licensee|not|
|(a)|The licensee shall, within the period fixed in that|:$'ti:''|
|behalf by his license, or any longer period which|
|the Local Government may substitute therefor|
|by order under section|4,|sub-section (3), clause|
|(b), of the Indian Electricity Act, 1910, before|
|exercising any of the powers by She license con-|
|ferred on him in relatiofi to t'lio execution of|
|works, show, to the satisfaction of the Local|
|Government, that he is in a position fully and|
|eficiently to discharge the duties and obligations|
|imposed upon him by the license throughout the|
|area of supply.|
|(b) The licensee shall also, within the period fixed in|
|that behalf by his license, or any longer period|
|which the Local Government may substitute|
|therefor by order under section|4,|sub-section|
|(3),|clause|(b),|of the Indian Electricity Act,|
|1910, and before exercising any of the powers|
|conferred on him in relation to the execution of|.|
|,works,|
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Audit of accounts of licensee not being local authority.
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(The Schedul,e.-Provisions to be deemed to be incorporated with, and to form part of, every license granted unde'r Part II, so far as not added to, varied or excepted by the license.)
- works, deposit or secure to the satisfaction of the Local Government such Sum (if any) as may be fixed by the license or, if not so Sxed, by the Local Ciovernment.
- (c) The said sum deposited or secured by the licensee under the provisions of this clause shall be repaid or released to him on the completion of the works or at such earlier date or dates and by such instalments, as may be approved by the Local Government.
Source: India Code