Keyword(s):
Consumer, Energy, Licensee, Maximum Demand, Rate Charged
AN ACTTO LEVYA DUTYON THE
CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRICAL
ENERGYLN THE STATE OF OR~SSA
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of ‘
Orissa in the Twelfth Year of thc Republic of India
as foll~ws:-
I. (I) This Act may be called the Orissa EIectrj- sbttit]~,
mat and
Commenw –
ment.
.
city (Duty)Act, 1961,
(2) It shall extend to the whole of the State of
Orissa.
(3) Tt shall come into force’ onsuch date as the
State Government may, by notific3tion, appoint.
- In-this Act, unless there is anything repugnant hflnitrons
in the subject or context,-
(a) “appointed’ authority” means-
..
- li) in thecase of electricityundertaking engaged
in the busi*ie~.<of supplying energy owned.
or managed by the Central Government
or a Baard, ‘such of2icer or aizthbrity as the
State -Governme~t’may; ,with the. con-
. currence of the Central Government’ or
the Board, as the case may be, appoint in
this behalf; and
[ii) in any oI11er case such officer or authority
‘ ‘ as the State Government may appoint in
.– –.- – – —
,’this behalf;.
I. For Statement ofbL>jccts aid.R~SOIU,see rimGazetre,Extraordi-
nary,dakd hl9hSg(cnlb+; 1961 (No.64R PffO1uc~wttd the:
SoItct Comm&e see ibid.,dated the 4th ~etober.1961 (No. 683).
2.Came into tlrcc with eKxt from thr 16th day of octobtr, 19I;I-vid$
wotification No.30671-FL-nS/6I3 dated’the 14th Oclober,l961, publishEd ~p
- QrisSo Garetre, Extraordinary, dzted the 14th October, 1961(No. 727)-(b) “Board” means a Board constituted under
Chapter I11 of the Electricity (Supply) 540fIw8
Act, 1948;
: (c)’ !’&nsumern means a person, other than a
-.-
Iicensee, who is supplied. with energy-
(i) by a ijcensee;
@)by al3oard;o.r .
(iii) by..the -‘.State Government or .Central
Government, and ‘ includes a consumer
belonging to any ofthe classes specsed in .
,
. -.
sub-section (2) of section 3;
(6)”energy” means electrical+.energy;
(e) “licensee” means any person licensed under
Part 11 of the Indian Electricitv Act, 19i0, 9
Hof lie :
‘[(e-1) “maximnm demand” shall have thi same
meaning as assigned under the Electricity
tosupplyenergy ‘I* “1 ;
!g10
..
(Supply) Act, 1948;j .
(I)”prescribed”‘ means prescribed by iules
made under this. Act: -.
(g) “rate charged” does not include hire for
.meter-or service line, ‘but includes-
(i) where any .rebate is allowed on account of
,payment being made within any specified
period, the rebate so allowedj
(id the minimum charges, if any; payable by
the consumer;
(iii) in the case of a two-part tariff the fixed
charge and also the unit chdrge;
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