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CHAPTER
III
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1[STATE ELECTRICITY BOARDS, GENERATING COMPANIES, STATE
ELECTRICITY CONSULTATIVE COUNCILS AND LOCAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES]
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Constitution & composition of State Electricity Boards.
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(1) The State Government shall, as soon as may be after the
issue of the notification under sub-section (4) of section
1, constitute by notification in the Official Gazette a State
Electricity Board under such name as shall be specified in
the notification.
(2) The Board shall consist of not less
than three and not more than seven members appointed by
the State government.
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3[(4) of the members-
(a) one shall be a person who has experience
of, and has shown capacity in, commercial matter and administration;
(b) one shall be an electrical engineer with wide experience;
and
(c) one shall be a person who has experience
of accounting and financial matters in a public utility
undertaking, preferably an electricity supply undertaking.]
(5)
One of the members possessing any of the qualifications
specified in sub-section (4) shall be appointed by the State
Government to be the Chairman of the Board.
(6) A person shall be disqualified from being appointed
or being a member of the Board if he is 4*
* * a member of 5[parliament] or of any State Legislature
or any local authority.
(7) No act done by the Board shall be called in question
on the ground only of the existence of any vacancy in or
any defect in the constitution of, the Board.
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Inter-State agreement to extends Boards jurisdiction to another
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6. (1) Subject to the provisions of this section,
the Government of any State may, after it has issued a notification
under sub-section (4) of section 1, in lieu of constituting
a Board under section 5 enter into an agreement with the
Government of a contiguous State of provide that the Board
constituted for the latter State shall exercise the functions
of a Board under this Act in the former State.
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(2) Subject to such modifications (being
of a character not affecting the general operation of the
agreement) of the terms of the agreement as may from time
to time be agreed upon by the State Governments concerned,
an agreement entered into under this section shall be for
a period of not less than twenty-five years but may be determined
earlier by mutual consent.
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Subs. By Act 115 of 1976, s 7. For “State Electricity Board”
(w.e.f. 8-10-1976) |
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Sub-section (3) omitted by Act 57 of 1949, s. 4. |
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Subs. By Act 101 of 1956, 2 4, for sub-section (4). |
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The words “or within the twelve months last preceding was,”
omitted by Act 30 of 1966, s.2. |
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Subs by the A.O. 1950, for “the Central”. |
