Notification, 2006

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[Extract from the Chd. Admn. Gaz. (Extra.), dated the 21st November 2006]

CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION

. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT (ELECTRICITY WING) Notification The 16th November, 2006 No. GI/06/1.—In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 135(2) of trie Indian Electricity Act, 003 and Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, Notification No. S.O. 7. 1(E), dated 22nd June, |004 and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Administrator, Union Territory, Chendigarh is leased to authorize the following officers/officials of Chandigarh Electricity Department for inspectin'/ pecking the premises of the consumers to detect the theft/misuse of Electricity Category of consumer Officer/Official authorized to enter premises and inspect installation 1 Single and three Phase domestic/NRS !* ; connections (without CTs and PTs) Any Officer of “Operation” Division ndj below the rank of Junior Engineer Grade-fl (within his jurisdiction) * 2 SP Connections and connections up to ? ? 250 KW with CTs released on LT in Any Officer'd "Operation” Division not below the rank of Assistant Engineer (within his jurisdiction) 3 DS, LS, BS and NRS with loads above G 100 KW with supply at 11 KV and above Officer of “Operation” division not below the rank of Executive Engineer (within his jurisdiction) fc4. NRS, Industrial connections on 33 KV p and above Officer of Circle Office not below the rank of Superintending' Engineer

1. All categories of consumers with load up to 5 MW and released on 11 KV supply Any officer of Enforcement Cell not below the rank of Assistant Engineer Officer senior in rank to those mentioned in Col. 3 above and having jurisdiction in concerned area shall also have the. same powers.

The authorized officer/official may :

(i) enter, inspect, break open and search any place or premises in which he has reason to believe that electricity has been, is being, or is likely to be, used unathorizedly ;

(il) search, seize and remove all such devices, instruments, wires and any other facilitator or article which has been, is being, oris likely to be, used for unauthorized use of Electricity;

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(iii) examine or seize any books of account or documents which in his op be useful for or relevant to, any proceedings in respect of the offei

Section 135(1) of the Electricity Act, 2003 and allow the person from who such books of account or documents are seized to make copies then extracts therefrom in his presence.

The occupant of the place of search or any person on his behalf shall remain present search and a list of all things seized in the course of such search shall be prepared and c such occupant or person who shall sign the list:

Provided that no inspection, search and seizure of any domestic places or domesti shall be' carried out between sunset and sunrise except in the presence of an adult ma occupying such premises.

The provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), relating to seizure shall apply, as far as may be, to searches and seizure to be carried out by the autho official.

By order and in the name of the Administrator, U.T., (Sd.) . . ., Secretary Engineei Engineering Depart! Chandigarh Administ

Provisions this notification answers to

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Other instruments under the same Act

All of the The Electricity Act, 2003