Section 26A: Dishonest abstraction or consumption of energy.–Notwithstanding anything

4[26A. Dishonest abstraction or consumption of energy.–Notwithstanding anything contained in section 23, the licensee may charge the consumer on the basis of one or more of the following considerations for the amount of energy deemed to have been dishonestly abstracted, consumed or used, for the period during which the meter, maximum demand indicator or other measuring apparatus had, in the opinion of the licensee, remained connected, disconnected, injured, altered or prevented from registering the amount of energy supplied or the electrical quantity contained in the supply:__ 1Subs. ibid., for the original sub-section (6), which had been amended by A. O., 1937, and Indian Electricity (Amdt.) Act, 1922 (I of 1922), s. 11. 26 2Ins. by the Electricity (Amdt.) Ordinance, 1979 (LXII of 1979), s.6 3The words “referred to in sub-section (7)” omitted ibid., s. 6. 4New section 26A ins. ibid., s. 7. 27 (a) consumer’s connected load or maximum demand in kilowatt during any period; (b) consumer’s maximum consumption of energy in kilowatt hours duri ng any period; (c) consumer’s load factor; (d) the power factor of consumer’s load; (e) the hours and the time for which the energy is deemed to have been abstracted, consumed or used by the consumer ; and (f) the purpose for which the energy is deemed to have been abstracted, consumed or used by the consumer.]

Effective date: 1910-01-01

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