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The
Third Schedule

V.
The licensee shall have the option, to be exercised by a date not later
than three months prior to the date of closing down, either --
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to
sell the station at any time after the date of closing
down, and |
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(ii) |
to purchase the whole of the electricity supplied to
him by the Board at the Grid Tariff, or |
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(i) |
to purchase the Board to purchase the station 1[or the
entire undertaking] at the date of closing down at a
price determined under the Fourth Schedule, and
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(ii) |
to purchase the whole of the electricity supplied to
him by the Board on the term hereafter set out in this
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VI.
Where a licensee exercises his option under paragraph V
in terms of clause (b) thereof, the Board shall comply with
the requirement to purchase under sub-clause (i) of that
clause, and the following provisions of this Schedule shall
apply.
VII.
As soon as practicable after the licensee has exercised
his option as aforesaid, there shall be ascertained and
agreed between him and the Board the following quantities
in respect of each year of account subsequent to the date
of closing down, namely :--
(a)
The maximum capacity of the station, that is to say, the
maximum capacity (expressed in kilowatts available for supply
to feeders) of such plant and works appertaining to the
generation of electricity at the date of closing down as
would have been available for reliable and regular commercial
operation on the first day of the year of account, had the
station not been closed down under this Schedule and had
no replacement of any major item of such plant or works
been carried out subsequent to the date of closing down.
(b)
The number and size of units of plant and works, forming
part of the aforesaid plant and works, which would have
represented reasonable standby in the station.
(c)
The standby capacity of the station, that is to say, the
number of kilowatts (expressed in kilowatts available for
supply to feeders) by which the maximum capacity of the
station would be reduced if the standby plant and works
referred to in clause (b) were to be left out of account.
(d)
The agreed effective capacity of the station, that is to
say, the number of kilowatts by which the maximum capacity
exceeds the standby capacity.
VIII.
As soon as practicable after the date of closing down there
shall be ascertained in agreement between the Board and
the licensee in respect of each of the three consecutive
years of account immediately preceding the date of closing
down (hereafter in this Schedule referred to as the basic
years) -
(a)
the sums expended by the licensee and wholly attributable
to the generation of electricity under the following
heads, namely : --
(i)
Fuel;
(ii)
less oil, water and stores consumed;
(iii)
salaries and wages and any contribution by the licensee
for pensions, provident fund, superannuation & insurance
of officers & servants;
(iv)
repairs and maintenance; and renewals not chargeable to
capital account;
(v)
management, rents, rates and taxes (including super-tax
payable by the licensee as a company, but excluding other
taxes on profits), insurance of plant and general establishment
charges;
(vi)
any other expense on revenue account;
1Ins. by
Act 101 of 1956, s. 25.
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