Sri Lanka Electricity (Amendment) Act 2013 · As enacted
11. Amendment of section 27 of the principal enactment
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Section 27 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows :—
by the repeal of subsection (1) of that section and the substitution therefor of the following subsection :—
“(1) Where any electrical line or electrical plant is provided by the distribution licensee for the purpose of connect and supply of electricity to any person requiring a supply of electricity under section 25, the licensee may require any expenses reasonably incurred in providing the line or plant or the connect and supply of electricity to the person concerned, to be defrayed by such person, to such extent as is allowed by the conditions of the distribution licence.”; and
by the insertion immediately after subsection (1)
of that section, of the following new subsections :—
“(1A) Where any person who requires a supply of electricity under section 25 but has not sufficient means to defray the expenses incurred by the distribution licensee under subsection (1), such person may request the distribution licensee to connect and supply the electricity to the premises concerned, on the basis of recovering such expenses in reasonable monthly instalments along with the tariff and any other charges levied by the distribution licensee, as per the standard tariff agreement.
Where the distribution licensee is satisfied that a person as referred to in subsection (1A) has not the sufficient means to defray in total the expenses incurred by the licensee, prior to providing the line or plant or connect and supply of electricity to the premises concerned, such person shall be required to enter into an agreement with the distribution licensee relating to the manner in which the expenses would be defrayed by him to the distribution licensee, before the line or plant or connect and supply of electricity to the premises is been attended to by the distribution licensee.
The information required by the distribution licensee for the purpose of being satisfied as provided for in subsection (1B), that a person has not the sufficient means to defray any expenses incurred by such licensee, shall be based on such guidelines as shall be prescribed.”.