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THE BOMBAY ELECTRICITY
DUTY RULES, 1962
[28th September 1962]
REAMBLE
In exercise of the powers conferred
by sub-sections (1) and (2) of
section 12 of the Bombay Electricity
Duty Act 1!"# (Bom$ %& of 1!"#)
the 'oernment of aharashtra
hereby ma*es the followin+ rules
the same hain+ been preiously published as re,uired by sub-
section (1) of the said section 12
namely -
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RELIMI!ARY
1" Sh#rt t$t%e &'(
)#mme')eme't"**
(1) These rules may be
called the Bombay Electricity
Duty Rules, 1962.
(2) They shall come into
force on and from the 1st
day of ctober, 1962.
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2" De+$'$t$#'"**
!n these rules, unless the
conte"t re#uires other$ise.%%
(a) &'ct& means the
Bombay Electricity
Duty 'ct, 19*
(b) &authority& means
the authority
s+ecified by the tate
-oernment under
+ara/ra+h !! in the
chedule to the 'ct*
(c) &billin/ month&
means a month in
res+ect of $hich a bill
of char/es is
+re+ared by a
licensee under his
tariffs for the su++ly
of ener/y to his
consumers. 0here
more than half the
number of days of
such month fall in
any calendar month,
such month shall be
named after that
calendar month, and
$here e#ual number
of days of such
month fall in t$o
calendar months,such months shall be
named after the first
of the t$o calendar
months*
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." r#/$$#' & repe)t
p&0me't #+ e%e)tr$)$t0 (t0 b0
%$)e'ee"**
(1) Eery licensee $ho
su++lies ener/y to any
consumer may +re+are his
bill of char/es accordin/ to
his billin/ month, but shall
include the electricity duty
leiable under the 'ct as a
se+arate item in the bill of
char/es for the ener/y
su++lied by him to the
consumer and shall recoer
the same from the consumer
alon/ $ith his o$n char/es
for the su++ly of such
ener/y. The duty leiable in
accordance $ith the different
+arts shall be indicated by
the licensee se+arately in
the bill.
(2) 0here in res+ect of any
billin/ month, the licensee
ordinarily com+letes the
readin/ of meters of all his
consumers of any class,
$ithin a +eriod of seen days
from the date on $hich hecommences such readin/, he
shall, in res+ect of such
billin/ month, +ay to tate
-oernment on or before the
last date of the succeedin/
calendar month, the $hole
of the duty +ayable in
res+ect of the ener/y
consumed by such class of
consumers durin/ the billin/
month.
() !n all cases not fallin/
under sub%rule (2) the duty
+ayable in res+ect of ener/y
consumed by the consumers
durin/ each billin/ month
may be +aid by the licensee
by three instalments as
hereinafter +roided %
(i) the first instalment
of a sum e#ual to
l=2>th of the total
duly collected and
+aid to the tate
-oernment durin/
the +recedin/
financial year in
res+ect of ener/y
consumed by the
aforesaid class of
consumers durin/
that year shall be
+aid on or before the
1th day of thesucceedin/ calendar
months;
(ii) the second
instalment e#ual to
the sum mentioned in
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clause (i) shall be
+aid on or before the
last day of the
succeedin/ calendar
month;
(iii) the last
instalment com+risin/
the remainin/
amount, if any. of
duty +ayable in
res+ect of the billin/
month shall be +aid
$ithin ten days from
the last day of the
succeedin/ calendar
month ; <roided
that, $here the
amount +aid by the
first instalment
to/ether $ith the
amount +ayable by
the second instalment
under clause (ii)
e"ceeds the total
amount of duty
+ayable in res+ect of
any billin/ month, the
amount to be +aid by
the second instalment
shall be reduced to
the e"tent of such
e"cess.
(>) Eery licensee,
other than the
7aharashtra tate
Electricity Board, and
the entral
-oernment shall, in
consultation $ith the
Electrical En/ineer to
-oernment, ado+t
either the +rocedure
+rescribed in sub%rule
(2) or in sub%rule ()
as may be conenient
to him for readin/ the
meters and +ayment
of the duty, and shall
not chan/e oer to
the alternatie
+rocedure $ithout
/iin/ three months?
notice in $ritin/ to
the Electrical
En/ineer to
-oernment in
adance.
() The entral -oernment
shall ado+t the +rocedure
+rescribed in sub%rule (2)
aboe.
(6) The licensee shall credit
the amount of duty in such-oernment Treasury as
may be s+ecified in res+ect
of him by the Electrical
En/ineer to -oernment,
under the head &@!!!%ther
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Ta"es and Duties%Recei+ts
under Electricity Duty&, and
a co+y of the treasury
challan by $hich the duty is
+aid shall be for$arded by
him to the Electrical
En/ineer to -oernment and
another co+y to the
Electrical !ns+ector.
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" r#/$$#' & repe)t
p&0me't #+ (t0 b0 per#'
3h# 4e'er&te e'er40 +#r the$r
#3' e"**
(1) Eery +erson other than
a licensee $ho intends to
/enerate, or intends to
continue /eneration of
ener/y e"clusiely for his
o$n use after thecommencement of these
rules shall ma8e an
a++lication for re/istration in
4orm ?'?. uch a++lication
shall, $here the use is for an
industrial underta8in/, be
made to the Electrical
En/ineer to -oernment and
in any other case, to the
Electrical !ns+ector.
(2) Ao +erson to $hom a
re/istration number is
assi/ned under sub%rule (1)
shall cause any e"tension or
re+lacement to be made in
his /eneratin/ set $ithout
ma8in/ a fresh a++lication
under sub%rule (1) and
obtainin/ a fresh re/istration
number under that sub%rule.
() Eery +erson to $hom a
re/istration number is
assi/ned under sub%rule (1)
%
(i) shall +ay the
electricity duty
+ayable in res+ect of
a calendar month
$ithin ten days after
the e"+ir of that
month by creditin/
the amount of duty
under the head &@!!!
% ther Ta"es and
Duties %Recei+ts
under Electricity
Duty& in such
-oernment Treasury
as may be s+ecified
in that behalf by the
Electrical En/ineer to
-oernment, or asthe case may be by
the Electrical
!ns+ector;
(ii) shall for$ard a
co+y of the treasury
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challan to the
Electrical En/ineer to
-oernment, or as
the case may be to
Electrical !ns+ector
indicatin/ therein the
re/istration number
assi/ned to him
under sub%rule (1)*
and
(iii) shall submit a
#uarterly return in
4orm B? to the
Electrical En/ineer to
-oernment and to
the Electrical
!ns+ector on or
before the 1fh day
of the month ne"t
follo$in/ the #uarter
to $hich the return
relates.
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5" r#/$$#' & repe)t
p&0me't #+ (t0 b0 per#'
3h# 4e'er&te e'er40 &'(
pp%0 the &me t# #ther
per#' +ree #+ )h&r4e"**
Eery +erson other than a
licensee $ho /enerates
ener/y and su++lies the
same to other +ersons free
of char/e.%%
(i) shall +ay the
electricity duty
+ayable on the
ener/y consumed by
such +ersons in any
calendar month by
creditin/ the amount
of duty under the
head &@!!!%ther
Ta"es and Duties%
Recei+ts under
Electricity Duty& into
the -oernment
Treasury of the
district in $hich the
ener/y is consumed
or $ith the +rior
a++roal of the
Electrical En/ineer to
-oernment, in any
other -oernment
Treasury, $ithin
fifteen days of the
e"+iry of the calendar
month aforesaid; and
(ii) shall submit a
#uarterly return in
4orm ? to the
Electrical En/ineer to
-oernment and to
the Electrical
!ns+ector before 15the
2th day of the
month succeedin/ the
month) ne"t follo$in/
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(1) Aot$ithstandin/
anythin/ in the fore/oin/
+roisions, any licensee may,
$ith the +rior +ermission of
the Electrical En/ineer to
-oernment, but sub3ect to
the +roisions of the Aote to
rule 1(a) of the Bombay
Treasury Rules. 196, ma8e
+ayment of the electricity
duty by che#ue in lieu of
+ayment of cash into a
-oernment Treasury ;
<roided that, no
licensee $ho has
been +ermitted to
ma8e +ayment by
che#ue under this
sub%rule shall at any
time thereafter ma8e
alteration in the mode
of +ayment unless he
has /ien three
months? notice in
$ritin/ to the
Electrical En/ineer in
adance of such
alteration.
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5(2) 0here any licensee hasbeen +ermitted under sub%
rule (1) to ma8e +ayments
by che#ue, the date on
$hich the che#ue has been
actually de+osited by the
licensee $ith the
-oernment Treasury into
$hich he is re#uired to +ay
electricity duty under these
rules shall, tor the +ur+ose
of these rides, be deemed to
be the date on $hich the
licensee has +aid the
electricity duty ;
<roided that, if on
account of any
default on the +art of
the licensee, the
amount +aid by him
by the che#ue so
de+osited is not
transferred to the
credit of the tate
-oernment, the date
on $hich the said
amount is actually
transferred to the
credit of the tate
-oernment shall, for
the +ur+ose of these
rules, be deemed to
be the date on $hich
the licensee has +aid
the electricity duty.:
REISTERS, BOOS O-
ACCOU!T A!D RETUR!S
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8" M&$'te'&')e #+ Re4$ter"**
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(1) Eery licensee shall
maintain the follo$in/
re/isters, namely ;%
(') a re/ister of
+remises to $hich
ener/y is su++lied or
on $hich ener/y is
consumed, containin/
the follo$in/
+articulars, that is to
say ;%
(i) the
descri+tion of
the land or, as
the case may
be. the
buildin/ or any
structure or
any +art of the
buildin/ or
structure on
$hich
consum+tion
of ener/y
liable to duty
under the 'ct
is made,
(ii) $here such
+remises is
situated $ithin
the munici+al
limits, the
number and
classification
assi/ned by
the
munici+ality to
such +remises.
(iii) the names
of the
consumers on
such +remises.
(i) +arts
under $hich
the duty is
leiable on the
consum+tion
of ener/y
made on such
+remises.
() if the
+remises is a
factory as
defined in the4actories 'ct.
19> or an
establishment
as defined in
the Bombay
ho+s and
Establishment
s 'ct, 19>,
the
re/istration
number of
such factory
or, as the ease
may be.
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establishment,
if any.
assi/ned
under the
releant 'ct.
(i) $here on
any +remises,
ener/y is
consumed for
the +ur+oses
mentioned in
<art D, the
+articulars
statin/ %
(a) the
connect
ed
su++ly
/ien
for the
said
+ur+os
es.
(b) the
names
of
consum
ers
throu/h
$hose
meters
such
su++ly
is /ien
and the
situatio
n of the
+oint of
su++ly.
(c)
$hethe
r the
load is
ordinari
ly /ien
for
more
than or
less
than 12
hours
in each
day.
(ii) $here
any
unmetered
su++ly of
ener/y is
made to
+remises used
for residential
or commercial
+ur+ose, or$here flat
rates are
char/ed by
the licensee,
the +articulars
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re/ardin/ the
connected
su++ly /ien
to each
consumer;
(B) a re/ister of sales
containin/ +articulars
as res+ects the
monthly sales of
ener/y made for
different +ur+oses to
each consumer and
the <arts under $hich
duty is leiable on the
consum+tion of
ener/y so su++lied ;
<roided that,
it shall not be
necessary to
maintain a
re/ister of
sales $here
the su++ly of
ener/y falls
under <art 4*
() a re/ister of
amounts found
irrecoerable, $ith
+articulars thereof*
(D) a re/ister of
tem+orary su++ly of
ener/y for e"hibitions
or entertainments, for
+riate /ain, or for
social functions,
/iin/ +articulars of%
(i) the names of
consumers.
(ii) the
connected
su++ly
sanctioned.
(iii) the
+remises
$here the load
$as
connected.
(i) the dates
of
commenceme
nt and
sto++a/e of
su++ly ofener/y. and
() the
amount of
duty collected*
(E) a re/ister of
consumers $ho hae
been assi/ned
re/istration numbers
under rule 16
s+ecifyin/ the date on
$hich each such
consumer has be/un
to manufacture or
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+roduce articles for
the first time and the
date u+ to $hich the
e"em+tion or
concession obtained
by him under rule 16
shall be aailable to
him;
(4) a re/ister of
consumers $ho hae
been /ranted
certificates under rule
1.
(2) 0here the licensee
su++lies ener/y in areas
fallin/ $ithin the 3urisdiction
of more than one
munici+ality or areas fallin/
$ithin the limits of more
than one reenue district, he
shall maintain se+arate
re/isters for the areas fallin/
$ithin the 3urisdiction of
each munici+ality and for the
non%munici+al areas fallin/
$ithin the limits of each
reenue district.
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9" Sbm$$#' #+ retr' &'(
t&teme't"**
Eery licensee shall submit
to the Electrical En/ineer to
-oernment and to the
Electrical !ns+ector,%
(a) a #uarterly return
in 4orm ? before
5the 2th day of the
month succeedin/ the
month ne"t follo$in/:
to $hich the return
relates; and
(b) a statement in
4orm ?E? >(before the
1th day of eery
month succeedin/ the
month to $hich it
relates, sho$in/ the
ad3ustment carried
out in the account of
that month: on
account of %
(i) rectificationof meterin/
inaccuracies;
(ii) +ast
arrears
recoered by
+rocess of la$
or other$ise*
(iii) any
misclassificatio
n of the
+ur+ose or the
+remises
made earlier*
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(i)
e"em+tions
$ron/ly /ien
and $ithdra$n
subse#uently;
() any other
reason, $hich
may be
s+ecified by
the licensee*
accom+anied
by a list of
industrial
underta8in/s
to $hich a
concession or
e"em+tion in
res+ect of
electricity duty
has ceased to
be aailable by
or under the
'ct startin/
$ith that
month.
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1:" %&)e 3here b##; #+
&))#'t &'( re4$ter h&%% be
;ept"**
'll boo8s of account and
re/isters re#uired to be
maintained by the licensee
under these rules shall be
8e+t and made aailable for
ins+ection by the
!ns+ectors,%
(a) in the case of a
licensee licensed
under the !ndian
Electricity 'ct, 191
(not bein/ the
7aharashtra tate
Electricity Board), in
his local office in each
com+act area sered,
by him. or. $here
such com+act area is
for his administratie
conenience sub%
diided into bloc8s, in
the res+ectie bloc8
offices*
(b) in the case of the
7aharashtra tate
Electricity Board, in
each of its sub%
diisional or diisional
offices, $hicheer is
more conenient to
the Board ;
<roided that,
the
7aharashtra
tate
Electricity
Board shall
8ee+ the
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Electrical
En/ineer to
-oernment
and the
Electrical
!ns+ectors
informed in
adance of the
+laces $here
the boo8s of
account and
re/isters $ill
be 8e+t and
made aailable
for ins+ection;
and
(c) in any other case,
at such +lace or
+laces as the licensee
may. $ith the
+reious a++roal of
the Electrical
En/ineer to
-oernment,
determine.
I!SECTORS
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11" <&%$+$)&t$#' #+
I'pe)t#r"**
'ny Electrical !ns+ector
a++ointed under the !ndian
Electricity 'ct, 191, or any
+erson a++ointed to assist
him. or a Reenue fficer
not belo$ the ran8 of a
7ahal8ari or Aaib%Tahsildar,
or any officer of the
Directorate of !ndustries not
belo$ the ran8 of an
!ndustries !ns+ector, or any
officer a++ointed under the
4actories 'ct. 19> not
belo$ the ran8 of a 4actories
!ns+ector, shall be #ualified
to be a++ointed as an
!ns+ector under section 6 of
the 'ct.
METERS
Toc
12" C#'mpt$#' t# be metere(
&))r&te%0"**
(1) 5ub3ect to the
+roisions of rule 1>. $here
the consum+tion of ener/y is
liable for electricity duty
under different <arts or rates
or both,: the consum+tion
shall be recorded by means
of an accurate meter ;
<roided that, $here
a +erson /eneratin/
ener/y for his o$n
use does not. for
/ood and sufficient
reasons and $ith the
+rior a++roal of the
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Electrical En/ineer to
-oernment, instal
any meter, the units
of ener/y consumed
by him shall be
calculated on the
basis of the
65connected load: and
the normal $or8in/
hours of the
underta8in/ or
business for $hich
such /eneration is
made ;
<roided further that,
$here a +erson, not
bein/ a licensee, $ho
/enerates ener/y for
his o$n use or
su++lies a +art of the
ener/y /enerated by
him to any other
+erson free of char/e
does not instal a
meter or maintain
and furnish +ro+er
documentary
eidence of
consum+tion, the
units of ener/y
consumed by him or
by that other +erson
may be calculated by
the !ns+ector on the
basis of such other
data as may be
aailable to him or
secured by him from
other sources.
(2) !f the !ns+ector has any
doubt about the accuracy of
a meter used for the +ur+ose
of com+utation of duty by
any +erson other than a
licensee, he shall, if he
himself is not the Electrical
!ns+ector, refer the matter
to the Electrical !ns+ector.
The Electrical !ns+ector shall
thereu+on hae the accuracy
of the meter tested in
accordance $ith the
+roisions of section 26 of
the !ndian Electricity 'ct,
191.
() 'llo$ance for fast and
slo$ meters and incorrect
readin/ arisin/ therefrom
shall be made by a licensee
to $hom the !ndian
Electricity 'ct, 191. is
a++licable to the e"tent
+ermissible under the !ndian
Electricity Rules, 196. only.!n the case of any one else
liable to +ay electricity duty,
no such allo$ance shall be
+ermissible for the +ur+ose
of +ayment of duty, e"ce+t
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$hen +rior +ermission in
that behalf is /ien by the
tate -oernment.
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1." Re&($'4 #+ meter"**
(1) Eery licensee shall
cause the meter of eery
consumer to be read as far
as +ossible on the same date
in each month and to hae
the units of ener/y
consumed and char/eable to
duty in each month
recorded. The +eriod
bet$een t$o such
consecutie readin/s shall be
rec8oned as one month for
the +ur+ose of com+utation
of electricity duty and
submission of #uarterlyreturns under these rules ;
5C C C:
5 95<roided that, 3
for the +ur+oses of
calculation of duty
+ayable in res+ect of
the +eriod
commencin/ on the
first day of anuary,
1966, and endin/ on
the day on $hich the
meter is read for the
first time thereafter,
the units of ener/y
consumed durin/ the
said +eriod shall, as
far as +ossible, be
determined on the
basis of aera/e daily
consum+tion) of
ener/y recorded
durin/ the month
immediately
+recedin/ the day on
$hich the meter is
read as aforesaid.:
15C C C:
115(2): 'ny +erson other
than a licensee $ho
/enerates ener/y for his o$n
use and $ho is liable to +ay
electricity duty on the basis
of ener/y consumed by him
shall cause his meter or
meters to be read on the last
day of eery calendar month
and the electricity duty
leiable shall be +aid on the
basis of the monthly
consum+tion so recorded.
Toc
12[1" r#/$$#' +#r ep&r&te
meter #r b*meter"**
0here the electricity duty in
res+ect of ener/y consumed
by a consumer or by a
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+erson /eneratin/ ener/y for
his o$n use is leiable under
different <arts or rates or
both, the consumer or as the
case may be. such +erson,
shall cause to be installed
different meters or sub%
meters to indicate the
consum+tion fallin/ under
each such <art or rate, or
both ;
<roided that, $here
the consumer for
/ood and sufficient
reason, has failed to
+roide different
meters or sub%
meters, at any time
to indicate the
consum+tion fallin/
under each such <art
or rate, or both, the
consum+tion may be
arried at by the
licensee on the basis
of aera/e daily
ener/y consum+tion
allocable to the
different +arts, sub%
+arts or rates or
both, +ro rata or on
an e#uitable basis as
is feasible in the
circumstances.:
Toc
15" R$4ht #+ %$)e'ee t# e'ter
prem$e #+ & )#'mer"**
Eery consumer shall allo$ a
licensee or any +erson
authorised by him in $ritin/
in this behalf for the
+ur+oses of readin/ or
testin/ the readin/ of a
meter or sub%meter, to enter
bet$een sunrise and sunset,
any +remises in $hich the
meter or the sub%meter is.
or is belieed to be installed.
CO!CESSIO!S, E=EMTIO!S,
DISUTES A!D AEALS
Toc
16" r#)e(re +#r 4ett$'4
e>empt$#' #r )#')e$#' '(er)%&e
(a)(ii) or (b) of section
(2).%%
(1) 'ny consumer
desirin/ to /et
e"em+tion under
clause (a)(ii) of sub%
section (2) of section
of the 'ct. or to
aail of the
concessional rates
under clause (b) of
that sub%section may
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a++ly in that behalf in
4orm ?4? to the
!ndustries
ommissioner. 15C C
C: and shall for$ard a
co+y thereof to the
licensee, if any, from
$hom he obtains
su++ly of ener/y.
1>5Eery such
a++lication shall be
made $ithin a +eriod
of three years from
the date on $hich the
consumer or the
underta8in/ be/ins to
manufacture or
+roduce articles for
the first time.)
(2) n recei+t of an
a++lication under
sub%rule (1). the
!ndustries
ommissioner shall,
after such in#uiry as
he deems fit. assi/n a
re/istration number
to the a++licant, and
intimate the
re/istration number
assi/ned, to the
Electrical !ns+ector.
() Eery licensee,
$ho in +ursuance of
rule . maintains a
re/ister of consumers
to $hom re/istration
numbers are assi/ned
under sub%rule (2)
shall for$ard a co+y
of such re/ister to the
!ndustrial
ommissioner as
soon as +ossible after
it is +re+ared by him
and 8ee+ the
!ndustries
ommissioner
informed about any
additions or alteration
made in the re/ister
from lime to time.
Toc
1" r#)e(re +#r 4ett$'4
)#')e$#' '(er )%&e ?)@ $'
&rt "**
(1) 'ny consumer desirin/ to
aail of the concessional
rates of duty under
subclause (i) or sub%clause
(ii) of clause (c) in <art -
may a++ly in that behalf in
4orm ?-? to the tate
-oernment, throu/h his
licensee, if any.
(2) n recei+t of an
a++lication under sub%rule
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(1), the tate -oernment
shall ma8e such in#uiries
and call for such further
information as it may thin8
fit and if it is satisfied that
the a++licant satisfies the
conditions laid do$n in sub%
clause (i) or sub%clause (ii)
of clause (c) in <art -. it
may direct that the a++licant
shall be entitled to the
concessional rates of duty
under sub%clause (i) or , as
the case may be, sub%clause
(ii) of the aforesaid clause
(c). +on such direction, the
!ndustries ommissioner
shall /rant a certificate to
the a++licant certifyin/ that
the a++licant shall be
entitled to the concessional
rates of duty aforesaid.
() Ao consumer $ho has
not been /ranted a
certificate under sub%rule (2)
shall be entitled to the
concessional rates of duty
under clause (c) in <art -.
E"+lanation.%%
4or the
+ur+ose of
concessional
rates of duty
under clause
(c) in <art -.
the com+onent
+arts of an
industrial
underta8in/
$or8in/ under
the same
licence or
re/istration
certificate
secured under
the !ndustries
(Deelo+ment
and
Re/ulation)
'ct, 191
shall, thou/h
situated at
different
+laces, be
treated as a
sin/le
underta8in/.
Toc
18" D$)#'t$'&')e #+
)#')e$#'"**
Eery consumer to $hom a
certificate is /ranted under
rule 1 shall submit to the
!ndustries ommissioner
$ithin three months of the
close of the financial year of
his underta8in/ a re+ort
/iin/ the details of any ne$
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business or line of
+roduction underta8en by
him alon/ $ith such $or8in/
data as $ill be sufficient to
satisfy the tate
-oernment that the
consumer continues to
#ualify for the said
concession. The tate
-oernment shall, in eery
case $here it considers that
either because of such ne$
business or line of
+roduction underta8en or
other$ise, the consumer
cannot #ualify for such
concession, +ass orders for
the discontinuance of the
concession $ith effect from a
date not earlier than si"
months from the close of the
said financial year.
Toc
19" D$pte re4&r($'4
&pp%$)&b$%$t0 #+ &'0 &rt"**
(1) The authority to $hich
any #uestion has been
referred for decision under
+ara/ra+h !! in the chedule
to the 'ct may re#uire any
+erson concerned or li8ely to
be concerned $ith such
#uestion to +roduce before it
such information (oral or
documentary), as in its
o+inion is necessary or
re#uired for the +ur+oses of
recordin/ its decision.
(2) 'ny +erson a//rieed by
the decision of the authority
under +ara/ra+h !! in the
chedule to the 'ct or any
licensee hain/ any interest
in such decision shall, on
+ayment of a co+yin/ fee at
the rate of t$enty%fie naye
+aise +er ty+ed +a/e and on
an a++lication made in that
behalf to the authority, be
entitled to hae a co+y of
the decision of the authority.
Toc
2:" Appe&% &4&$'t (e)$$#' #+
&th#r$t0"**
(1) 0here an a++eal a/ainst
the decision of the authority
under +ara/ra+h !! in the
chedule to the 'ct is made
to the tate -oernment,
the tate -oernment may.
after /iin/ the a++ellant an
o++ortunity of bein/ heard
and callin/ for such further
information or eidence as it
may deem necessary +ass
such orders as it deems fit.
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(2) Eery such a++eal shall
be addressed to the
ecretary to the -oernment
of 7aharashtra in the
!ndustries and abour
De+artment, achialaya
'nne"e, Bombay%2.
MISCELLA!EOUS
Toc
21" Re)#/er0 #+ &rre&r #+
e%e)tr$)$t0 (t0"**
(1) 0here any licensee or
other +erson fails to +ay any
electricity duty recoered by
him from his consumers to
the tate -oernment $ithin
the +eriod s+ecified in rule
or , the Electrical !ns+ector
may, after /iin/ clear thirty
days? notice in $ritin/ to the
seniormost officer of the
licensee residin/ at the +lace
$here boo8s of account and
re/isters of the licensee are
8e+t in +ursuance of rule
or to such +erson as the
case may be, to +ay the
clues to/ether $ith the
interest accruable thereon,
re+ort to the tate
-oernment for the recoery
of the dues as an arrear of
land reenue.
(2) 0here any consumer
$ho is liable to +ay the
electricity duty directly to
the tate -oernment fails
to +ay the same $ithin the
time +rescribed in that
behalf, the Electrical
!ns+ector shall send a
$ritten notice to the last
8no$n address of the
consumer re#uirin/ him to
+ay the dues to/ether $ith
the interest accruable
thereon $ithin thirty days of
the notice and u+on the
consumer?s failure to +ay the
said dues $ithin such +eriod,
the Electrical !ns+ector may
re+ort to the tate
-oernment for the recoery
of the dues as an arrear of
land reenue.
Toc
22" Repe&%"**
n the commencement of
these rules, the Bombay
Electricity Duty Rules, 19.
shall stand re+ealed, e"ce+t
as res+ects thin/s done or
omitted to be done.
Toc
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1 !nserted by -. A. of 1.2.196.
2. ubstituted by -. A. of 1.>.196.
. ubstituted by -. A. of 1.1
1.19.
>. ubstituted by -. A. of 1>.196.
. ubstituted by -. A. of >.11.19.
6. ubstituted by -. A. of 22..19>.
. Deleted by -. A. of >.11.19.
. 'dded by -. A. of 1.1.1966.
9. ubstituted by -. A. of >.1 1.19.
1. Deleted, ibid.
11. Renumbered, ibid.
12. ubstituted by -. A. of >.11.19>.
1. Deleted by -. A. of 1.12.196.
1>. 'dded by -. A. of 1.11.19.
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