Section 80. _

(2) Where the consumer so enters into an agreement for the hire of a meter, the licensee shall keep the meter in proper order for correctiy registering the value of the supply, ancl, in default of his doing 0. 1 . - ( P d d .TI.-Supply `of` Eaergy to `the` Public.-flees- tiora `30.)` so, the consumer shall, for so long as the default continues, cease to be liable to pay for the hire of the meter. `(3)` Where the meter is the property bf the consumer, he shall keep the meter in proper order for correotly registering the value of the supply, and, i n default of his doing so, the licensee may, for so long as the default continues, cease to supply energy through the meter. (4) The licensee or any person duly authorized by the licensee shall, at any reasonable timo and on informing the consumer of his intention, have access to, and be at liberty to take off, remove, test, inspect and replace, any meter whereby the value of the supply is ascertained or to be mcertained; and, except where the meter is so hired as aforesaid, all reasonable expenses of, and incidental to, such taking off, removing, testing, inspecti~g and replacing, and the procuring the meter to be again duly certified, where that is thereby rendered necessary, shall, if the meter is found to be otherwise than in proper order, be recovered from the consumer; and, where any difference or dispute arises as to the amount of sucli reasonable expenses, the matter shall be determined by arbitration : Provided that the licensee shall not be at - liberty to take off or remove any such meter if any difference or dispute of the nature desoribed in sub-seotion `(7')` has arisen until the matter has been determined as therein provided. (5) A consumer shall not connect any meter, whereby the value of the supply is ascertained or to be asoertained, with any eleotric supply-line through which energy is supplied by a licensee, or disconnect the same from any such electrio supply-line, without giving to the licensee not less than fort3 -eight hourss notice in writing of his intention. `(6)` In EI (Par! II.-Suphly `of` Eaerby t o . the 'Pubtic.--Rection 30.) (7) Where any difference or dispute arises as to whether any meter, whereby the value of the supply as to pressure or qmntitp is ascertained or to be ascertained, or is not in proper order for ~orrect~ly registering the value of tlis supply, or as to whether such value has in any wise bean correctly registered by the meter, the matter shall be determined, upon -the application of either party, by an Electric Inspector or by a competent person specially appointed by the Loctal Government in this behalf ; and, where the meter has, in the opinion of such Inspeotor or person, ceased to work for a period not exceeding one month, suoh Iaspector or person shall estimate tihe value of the supply for such period on the basis of the value of the previous supply ; and the decision of such Inspector or person shall be final, and the costs of or incidentil to such determination shall be recoverable as such Inspector or persbn may direct : but, save as aforesaid, the register of the meter, whereby I 1903.1 . aectrici-ty . 99 (Part 11L-Restrictions ora Use of E ~ e r g y not supplied ufider Part 11.-Section 31 .) . ? whereby the value of .the supply is ascertained,. shall, in the absence of fraud, be oonclusive proof of, such value. . , 80. (1) I n the absence of an agreement to the contrary, the amount of energy supplied to a .consumer or the electrical quantity contained in the supply (such amount or quantity being hereinafter referred to as " the value of the supply ") shall be ascertained by means of a duly certified meter, and the licensee shall, if required by the consumer, cause the consumer to be supplied with such a meter : ; Provided that the licensee may require the consumer to give him security for the price of a meter and enter into an agreement for the hire thereof, - , unless the consumer elects to purchase a meter. (6) I n addition to any meter which may be placed upon the premises of a, con,sumer to ascertain the value of the supply, the lioensee may place upon such premises such meter or other apparatus as he may think fit for the purpose of ascertaining or regulating either the arnounl of energy supplied to the consumer, or the number of hours during which the supply is given, or the maximum power taken by the cdnsumer, or any other quantity or time connected with the supply : Provided that the meter or apparatus shall be of a construction and pattern approved of by the Local Government, and shall be fixed and' connected with the service-lines in a manner so approved, and shall be supplied and maintained entirely at the cost of the licensee, and shall not, in the absence of an agreement to the contrary, be placed ~t~herwise than between the mains of the.licensee and the consumer's terminals. E~pZa;~tatioe.-A meter shall be deemed to be" duly certified ?' if it is certified: by an Electric 1-nspector or by a competent person appointed by +the \Local Government, in this behalf to be a correct meter, and to be `d` a con~t~ruct~on and pattern approved by the Local Government, and to have beea fixed and conneoted with the electric supply-lines inc a manner so approved : Provided that, where any alteration is made in a duly certified meter, or where any. suoh meter ia unfixed or disconnected from the electric supply-lines, it shall cease to be a duly oertified meter unless and until it is again duly certified as aforesaid. PART 111. I~EWRIUTIONS ON USB OF `ENERGY NOT SUPPLIED` UNDER `PART` 11. 31. (1) No person shall, for any purpose, in any Useof ~ ~ street, or in any place in which one hundred or more persons are likely ordinarily to be assembled or which under is a factory within the meaning of the Indian &lac- ~ ; { ~ `be` e xv of 1881. torieg Act, 1881, use energy which is not supplied to rule,. him under Part 11, without giving not less than seven ~ l e a r days' notice in writing of his intention to the District Magistrate or, in a Presidency-town, to the Commissioner of Yolioe, and complying with such rules as `m a y` be made in this behalf under eeolion 33 : Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to any railway or tramway subject to the provisions rx of `1890.` of the Indian Railwajs Act, 1890 r Provided also that the Local Government may, by general or special order and subject to such oondi- tions and restrictions as may be specified therein, exempt ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ `H` 2 I I I 1. i ~ 1 1 I j ,. I 1' _ I I i 1 I 1 I Advisory Beards. exempt any person or class of persods using energy .on.. premises. upon :or: in conneotion 'with. whioh it is :generated,: from. the: application of this- section. or of any such rule as aforesaid. ' (2) Where any. difference.or dispute a;rises.as to whether a:place is. or is:not one in which. one hundied `,dr` more. persons are likely ordinarily to -be assembled, the mahter shall. be referred to the Local Government, and the decision of the Local Government thereon shall be final. ,-