THE KARNATAKA ELECTRICITY REFORMS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2005
Arrangement of Sections
Sections:
1. Short title and commencement
2. Amendment of section 14
3. Repeal and savings
STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS
The Mangalore Electricity Supply Company, one of the four ESCOMS in the State has undertaken power supply in the districts of Mandya, Mysore, Chamarajnagar, Kodagu, Hassan, Udupi, Dakshina Kannada, Shimoga and Chickmagalore. Since, it was felt difficult to give adequate service to the consumers scattered over a wide area, the State Government have vide Government Order No.EN 98 PSR 2004, dated 19.08.2004 established a new electricity distribution company called “The Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Company” with headquarters at Mysore and with jurisdiction comprising the districts of Mysore, Chamrajnagar, Mandya and Hassan, In order to enable the new Company to function on equal footing with the other ESCOMS, it is essential to transfer all assets and liabilities in respect of the districts of Mysore, Chamarajnagar, Mandya and Hassan from MESCOM to Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Company by suitably amending the Karnataka Electricity Reforms Act, 1999.
In order to enable immediate functioning of the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Company, the Karnataka Electricity Reforms (Amendment) Ordinance, 2004 was promulgated on 24.12.2004 to amend section 14 of the Karnataka Electricity Reforms Act, 1999. This bill seeks to replace the said Ordinance.
Hence the Bill.
(LC Bill No.1 of 2005)
(Entry 38 of list III of Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.)
KARNATAKA ACT NO.4 OF 2005
(First published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the Seventh day of March, 2005)
THE KARNATAKA ELECTRICITY REFORMS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2005
(Received the assent of the Governor on the Fifth day of March, 2005)
An Act further to amend the Karnataka Electricity Reforms Act, 1999.
Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Karnataka Electricity Reforms Act, 1999 (Karnataka Act 25 of 1999), for the purposes hereinafter appearing;
Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the fifty-sixth year of the Republic of India as follows:
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Karnataka Electricity Reforms (Amendment) Act, 2005.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the twenty fourth day of December, 2004.
2. Amendment of section 14.- In section 14 of the Karnataka Electricity Reform Act, 1999 (Karnataka Act 25 of 1999),-
(1) in sub-section (5), after the letters “KPTC”, wherever they occur, the words “or a licencee as the case may be” shall be inserted; and
(2) in sub-section (8), after the letters “KPTC”, the words “or a licencee as the case may be” shall be inserted.
3. Repeal and savings.- (1) The Karnataka Electricity Reforms (Amendment) Ordinance, 2004 (Karnataka Ordinance No.5 of 2004) is hereby repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal anything done or any action taken under the principal Act as amended by the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the principal Act as amended by this Act.
The above translation of the “LANGUAGE” be published in the Official Gazette under clause (3) of Article 348 of the Constitution of India. |
