Provisions with respect to electricity trader
Section 52 of the Electricity Act, 2003 deals with provisions with respect to electricity trader. Without prejudice to the provisions contained in clause (c) of section 12, the Appropriate Commission may, specify the technical requirement, capital adequacy requirement and creditworthiness for being an electricity trader. The Act came into force on 10 Jun 2003.
(1) Without prejudice to the provisions contained in clause (c) of section 12, the Appropriate Commission may, specify the technical requirement, capital adequacy requirement and creditworthiness for being an electricity trader.
(2) Every electricity trader shall discharge such duties, in relation to supply and trading in electricity, as may be specified by the Appropriate Commission.
Section 52, The Electricity Act, 2003 (Act 36 of 2003).
Cross-references
Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.
Made under this section, and citing it
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 52
What does Section 52 of the Electricity Act deal with?
Section 52 of the Electricity Act is headed "Provisions with respect to electricity trader". Without prejudice to the provisions contained in clause (c) of section 12, the Appropriate Commission may, specify the technical requirement, capital adequacy requirement and creditworthiness for being an electricity trader.
How do I find court cases under Section 52 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 52, section 52 Electricity Act 2003, section 52 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 52 of the Electricity Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 12 (Authorised persons to transmit, supply, etc., electricity), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. 2 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Procedure, Terms & Conditions for grant of Trading License for Intrastate Electricity Trader and other related Provisions) Regulations, 2005 (2025), then The Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (General Conditions of Trading Licence) Regulations, 2004 (2004).
When did Section 52 of the Electricity Act come into force?
Section 52 of the Electricity Act, cited as Electricity Act 2003 52, 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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