Conditions of licence
Section 16 of the Electricity Act, 2003 deals with conditions of licence. The Appropriate Commission may specify any general or specific conditions which shall apply either to a licensee or class of licensees and such conditions shall be deemed to be conditions of such licence: Provided that the Appropriate Commission shall, within one year from the appointed date, specif The Act came into force on 10 Jun 2003.
The Appropriate Commission may specify any general or specific conditions which shall apply either to a licensee or class of licensees and such conditions shall be deemed to be conditions of such licence:
Provided that the Appropriate Commission shall, within one year from the appointed date, specify any general or specific conditions of licence applicable to the licensees referred to in the first, second, third, fourth and fifth provisos to section 14 after the expiry of one year from the commencement of this Act.
Section 16, The Electricity Act, 2003 (Act 36 of 2003).
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Another 2 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
- Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Procedure, Terms & Conditions for grant of Trading License for Intrastate Electricity Trader and other related Provisions) Regulations, 2005Regulation 2025
- The Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (General Conditions of Trading Licence) Regulations, 2004Regulation 2004
Questions about Section 16
What does Section 16 of the Electricity Act deal with?
Section 16 of the Electricity Act is headed "Conditions of licence". The Appropriate Commission may specify any general or specific conditions which shall apply either to a licensee or class of licensees and such conditions shall be deemed to be conditions of such licence: Provided that the Appropriate Commission shall, within one year from the appointed date, specif
How do I find court cases under Section 16 of the Electricity Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Electricity Act 2003 16, section 16 Electricity Act 2003, section 16 of the Electricity Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 16 of the Electricity Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 14 (Grant of licence), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there are 2: most recently UPERC (General Conditions of Transmission Licence) Regulations (2005), then UP Electricity Regulatory Commission (General Conditions of Distribution Licence) Regulation (2004).
When did Section 16 of the Electricity Act come into force?
Section 16 of the Electricity Act, cited as Electricity Act 2003 16, came into force on 10 Jun 2003, having been enacted on 26 May 2003. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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