Electricity Act, 2003
185. Repeal and
saving.-
1.
Save
as otherwise Provided in this Act, the Indian Electricity Act, 1910 (9 of
1910), the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 (54 of 1948) and the Electricity
Regulatory Commissions Act, 1998 (14 of 1998) are hereby repealed.
2.
Notwithstanding
such repeal,--
a. anything done or any
action taken or purported to have been done or taken including any rule,
notification, inspection, order or notice made or issued or any appointment,
confirmation or declaration made or any licence, permission, authorisation or
exemption granted or any document or instrument executed or any direction given
under the repealed laws shall, insofar as it is not inconsistent with the
provisions of this Act, be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding
provisions of this Act;
b. the provisions
contained in sections 12 to 18 of the Indian Electricity Act, 1910 (9 of 1910)
and rules made there under shall have effect until the rules under sections 67
to 69 of this Act are made;
c. the Indian
Electricity Rules, 1956 made under section 37 of the Indian Electricity Act,
1910 (9 of 1910) as it stood before such repeal shall continue to be in force
till the regulations under section 53 of this Act are made.
d. all rules made under
sub-section (1) of section 69 of the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 (54 of
1948) shall continue to have effect until such rules are rescinded or modified,
as the case may be;
e. all directives
issued, before the commencement of this Act, by a State Government under the
enactments specified in the Schedule shall continue to apply for the period for
which such directions were issued by the State Government.
1.
2.
3.
The
provisions of the enactments specified in the Schedule, not inconsistent with
the provisions of this Act, shall apply to the States in which such enactments
are applicable.
4.
The
Central Government may, as and when considered necessary, by notification,
amend the Schedule.
5.
Save
as otherwise Provided in sub-section (2), the mention of particular matters in
that section, shall not be held to prejudice or affect the general application
of section 6 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), with regard to the
effect of repeals.