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(2) If any dispute arises between
the Board and the State Government as to whether a question
is or is not a question of policy, it shall be referred to the
Authority whose decision thereon shall be final. |
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79. The Board may make regulations
not inconsistent with this Act and the rules made thereunder
to provide for all or any of the following matters, namely :
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Power to make
regulations. |
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(a) the administration of the
funds and other property of the Board, and the maintenance of
its accounts; |
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(b) the summoning and holding
of meeting of the Board, the times and places at which such
meetings shall be held, the conduct of business thereat and
the number of members necessary to constitute a quorum;
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(c) the duties of 1[officers
and other employees] of the Board, and their salaries, allowances
and other conditions of services; |
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(d) all maters necessary or expedient
for regulating the operations of the Board under section 20’
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(e) the making of advances to
licensees by the Board under section 23 and the manner of repayment
of such advances; |
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(f) the making of contributions-by
the Board under section 24;
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(g) the procedure to be followed
by the Board in inviting, considering and accepting tenders;
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(h) principles governing the fixing
of Grid Tariffs;
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(i) principles governing the making
of arrangements with licensees under section 47.
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(j) principles governing the supply
of electricity by the Board to persons other than licensees
under section 49; |
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2[(jj) expending sum not included
in statement submitted under sub-section (1) or sub-section
(5) of section 61, under sub-section (2) of section 62;]
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(k) any other matter arising out
of the Board’s functions under this Act for which it is necessary
or expedient to make regulations : |
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Provide that regulations
under clauses (1) 3[, (d) and (jj)] shall be
made only with the previous approval of the State Government
and regulations under clauses (h) and (i) shall be made with
the concurrence of the Authority. |
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11 of 1922 |
80. (1) For the purposes
of the Indian Income-tax Act, 1922, the Board shall be deemed
to be a company within the meaning of that Act and shall be
liable to income-tax and super-tax accordingly on its income,
profits and gains.
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Provision relating to
income-tax
and super-tax |
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(2) The State Government
shall not be entitled to any refund of any such taxes paid by
the Board. |
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45 of 1860 |
81. All 4[members
and officers and other employees] of the Board shall be deemed,
when acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any of the
provisions of this Act. to be public servants within the meaning
of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code.
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Member,officers and
servants of the Board
to be public servants. |
Protection to persons
acting under this Act. |
82. No suit, prosecution
or other legal proceeding shall lie against 4[any] 1[member
or officer or other employee] of the Board] for anything which
is in good faith done or intended to the done under this Act. |
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Saving of application of Act. |
83. Nothing in this Act
shall be deemed to apply to a licensee on whom a notice under
section 5 or section 7 of the Indian Electricity Act, 1910,
has been served prior to the coming into force of the sections,
Schedule and Table mentioned in sub-section (3) of section
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