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Meters
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| a) |
Correctness
of meter |
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| i) |
Accuracy
of the amount of energy supplied to a consumer shall
be ascertained by means of a correct meter which may
be hired from the Board or purchased by the consumer
at the latter's option. In the latter case, the make
and type of the meter shall be subject to the approval
of the Board. Where the meter is hired from the Board,
the Board shall keep the meter correct and in default
of its doing so, the consumer shall for so long as the
default continues, cease to be liable to pay for the
hire of the meter.
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| ii) |
Where
the meter is the property of the consumer, he shall
keep the meter correct and in default of his doing so the Board may cease to supply energy through the meter after giving him 7 days notice.
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| iii) |
Should
the consumer disputes the accuracy of the Board's meter/meters,
he may, upon giving notice and paying the prescribed
fee, have the same tested by the Board or the Electrical
Inspector of Maharashtra State in accordance with section
26 of the Indian Electricity Act 1910. In the event
of the meter being tested and found to be incorrect,
the cost of testing and all reasonable expenses incidental
thereto shall be met by the party to whom the meter
belongs and the amount of the bill adjusted in accordance
with the result of test taken with respect to the meter
readings of the 3 months prior to the month in which
the dispute has arisen due regards being paid to the
conditions of working accuracy, etc. during the month
under dispute, and during the previous 3 months. In
the event of the test being undertaken by the Electrical
Inspector and the meter being found to be incorrect,
the period during which the meter shall be deemed to
have been incorrect and the amount of energy supplied
to the consumer during the period shall be decided by
the Electrical Inspector whose decision shall be final.
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The
Board shall at any reasonable time and on informing
the consumer of its intention have access to and be
at liberty to inspect and test and for that purpose,
if it thinks fit, take off and remove any meter to its
laboratory.
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In
case of high tension consurner the Board shall as tar
as possible provide the H. Tmetering equipment for registering
the demand as well as the energy consumed. The Board
may however provide, in the case of smaller loads of
less than 500 KW demand supplied at high tension, metering
on the low tension side to economise on the cost of
H. T. metering equipment or when such H. T. metering
set not readily available, in which case H. T. reading
for billing purposes will be computed by adding 2% to
the L. T. demand reading to determine the KW or KVA
billing demand and 5% to the L. T. KWH reading to determine
the total energy consumption.
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In
case where Power Factor cannot be ascertained from the
metering equipment installed for registering the consumption,
it shall be determined periodically by the Board under
normal operating conditions of the consumer by installing
the necessary equipment for this purpose in the consumer's
premises and the Power Factor so determined shall be
considered as the Power Factor of the consumer's installation
for all purposes till such time it is again determined
unless it can be established that the operating conditions
have materialy altered in which case the Power Factor
shall be determined as soon as practicable by the Board.
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