7. Prohibition on unlicensed supply &c. of electricity

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails. Open the official Sinhala text, official PDF on documents.gov.lk

(1)

A person shall not -

(a)

generate electricity;

(b)

transmit electricity; or

(c)

distribute and supply or distribute or supply electricity for the purpose of giving a supply to any premises or enabling a supply to be given to any premises, unless he is authorized to do so by a licence granted under this Act or is exempted from obtaining a licence under section 10.

(2)

A person who contravenes the provisions of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be liable on conviction after summary trial before a Magistrate, to a fine not less than one hundred thousand rupees and not exceeding ten million rupees and where the offence is continued to be committed after such conviction, be liable to an additional fine equal to the amount imposed as the fine on conviction, in respect of each day during which the offence is continued to be so committed.

(3)

Where a person is prosecuted for an offence under subsection (2), the court shall in addition to the punishment imposed under that subsection, further order the person convicted to refrain with immediate effect from carrying on the activity which he is prohibited from carrying on under subsection (1), until he has obtained a licence for the same as required by that subsection.

(4)

No proceedings shall be instituted in respect of an offence under this section except with the written sanction of the Commission.

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Part II