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Part I · Licensing

13. Grant of licences

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

(1)

The Commission may –

(a)

after considering any representations made to it in response to the notice published under section 12;

(b)

after satisfying itself that the applicant has the financial and technical capability for carrying out the activities authorized by the licence or extension ; and

(c)

with the concurrence of the Minister :—

(i)

grant a licence authorizing any person—

(a)

to generate electricity from an identified generation plant (a licence granted under this sub-paragraph is hereinafter referred to as a “generation licence”);

(b)

to transmit electricity (and procure and sell electricity in bulk) in the Authorized

Area specified in the licence (a licence granted under this sub-paragraph is hereinafter referred to as a “transmission licence”); or

(c)

to distribute and supply or distribute or supply electricity for the purpose of giving a supply to any premises or enabling a supply to be so given in the

Authorized Area specified in the licence

(a licence granted under this sub-paragraph is hereinafter referred to as a

“distribution licence”); or

(ii)

extend for the period specified in the extension, a generation, transmission, or distribution licence granted under this Act.

(2)

Forthwith upon the grant of a licence or an extension under this section, the Commission shall cause to be published in the Gazette, a Notification giving details of the licence or extension granted, including the persons to whom and the purposes for which it was granted, the term of such licence or extension, as the case may be, and the conditions subject to which it was granted.

(3)

A person shall not be granted both a transmission licence and—

(a)

a generation licence; or

(b)

a distribution licence.

(4)

A person shall not be granted both a generation licence and a distribution licence.

Part II

Powers and Duties of Licensees

Part III

Modification and Enforcement of Licences

Schedules