ELECTRICITY (SUPPLY) (RAJASTHAN AMENDMENT) ACT, 1976

17th April, 1976

An Act to amend the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948, in its application to the State of Rajasthan. Be it enacted by the Rajasthan State Legislature in the Twenty seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows :-

S.1 Short title

1. Vide Notification No. F. 2(5) Vidhi/76, dated April 17, 1976 - Published In Raj. Gaz. Ext. Ordinance Part IV-A dated 17-4-1976 P.75

This Act may be called the electricity (Supply) (Rajasthan Amendment) Act, 1976.

S.2 Insertion of new section 49-A, in Central Act LIV of 1948

In the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 (Central Act LI of 1948), in its application to the State of Rajasthan, after section 49; the following new section shall be deemed always to have been inserted, namely :-

49-A Power of the Board to revise certain tariffs -

• (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or in any agreement, undertaking commitment or concessions made, before the first day of April, 1964 by the Rajasthan State Electricity Board or the Government of Rajasthan or by the ruler or Government of any covenanting State of Rajasthan, or in any judgment or order of any court, it shall be lawful for the said Board to revise, from time to time, the tariffs fixed for the supply of electricity to persons other than licensees and to frame uniform tariffs for the purpose of such supply.
• (2) In revising the tariffs or framing uniform tariffs under sub-section (1), the said Board shall be guided by the principles set out in section 59 and as respe
  

S.3 Repeal and savings

• (1) The Electricity (Supply) (Rajasthan Amendment) Ordinance, 1976, (Rajasthan Ordinance, No.2 of 1976) is hereby repealed.
• (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done, or any action taken under the principle Act, as amended by the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the Principal Act, as amended by this Act.

1. Vide Notification No. F 4 (34) vidhi/75, dated 7-2-1975, Pub. in Raj. Gaz. Ext . Ord. part IV-B, dated 7-2-1975, P 261