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The Electricity Control Ordinance, 1965
ORDINANCE NO. XXVIII OF 1965
2th September 1965
An Ordinance to provide for powers to control the
production, use and consumption of electrical energy
during an emergency throughout
Whereas it is expedient, to provide for powers to control the
production, distribution, use and consumption of electrical energy throughout
And
whereas the National Assembly is not in
session and the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render
immediate legislation necessary;
Now,
therefore, in exercise of the powers
conferred by Article 29 of the Constitution, road with clause (2) of Article
131 thereof and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, the President
is pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance:---
1.
Short title, extent and commencement.
(1) This Ordinance may be called the Electricity Control Ordinance, 1965.
(2) It extends to the whole of
(3) It shall come into force at once.
2. Control of production distribution, etc. of
electrical energy. (1) The Central Government, so far as it appears to it
to be necessary or expedient for maintaining supplies and services essential to
the life of the community in an emergency, may, by order in writing provide
for:---
(a) regulating or prohibiting the production, distribution, use or consumption
of electrical energy;
(b) collecting any information or statistics for the purpose of any of the matters
mentioned in clause (a);
(c) any incidental or supplementary matter including, in particular;---
(i) The entering and inspecting of premises to which the order relates with a
view to securing compliance therewith; and
(ii)
the grant or issue of a licence, permit, certificate or other document.
(2) An order made under sub-section (1) may apply either to persons or
undertakings generally or to any particular person or undertaking or class of
persons or undertakings, and either to the whole or any part of any
undertaking, and may have effect either generally or in any particular area.
3. Penalty, etc. (1) Whoever contravenes any order
made under section 2, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which
may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both.
(2) Where the person, guilty of any offence under subsection (1), is a company
or other body corporate, every director, manager, secretary, agent, or other
officer or person concerned with the management of its business shall, unless
he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or consent or
that have exercised due diligence to prevent its commission, be deemed to be
guilty of such offence and be punishable accordingly.
4. Saving as to orders. No order, made under
section 2, shall be called in question in any Court.
5. Indemnity. (1) No suit, prosecution or other legal
proceeding shall lie against any person or anything in good faith done or
intended to be done, in pursuance of any order made under this Ordinance.
(2) No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Central Government
for any damage caused or likely to be caused by anything in good faith done or
intended to be done, in pursuance of any order made under this Ordinance.
6. Cognizance of offences.
7. Delegation of powers. The Central Government
may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that any power conferred
on it by this Ordinance shall, in such circumstances and under such conditions,
if any, as may be specified in the notification, be exercisable also by a
Provincial Government or by any officer or authority subordinate to the Central
Government.
8. Effect of provisions inconsistent with enactments.
The provisions of this Ordinance or any order made therewith contained in any
other law.
9. Service of Order. Every order made under this
Ordinance shall so far as may be, served in the manner prescribed under section
53 of the Electricity Act, 1910.
The Electricity Control (West
Pakistan) Order, 1966
The KESC Electricity Control
Order, 1978
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