Sri Lanka Electricity (Amendment) Act 2013 · As enacted
14. Amendment of section 50 of the principal enactment
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Section 50 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows :-
in subsection (1) of that section :-
by the substitution in paragraph (a) of that subsection, for the words “apparatus : or”, of the words “apparatus;”;
in paragraph (b) of that subsection, for the words “a licensee,”, of the words “a licensee; or”; and
by the insertion immediately after paragraph (b) of that subsection, of the following new paragraph :-
“(c) intentionally or negligently:-
alters the quantity of electricity as registered on any meter used for measuring the quantity of electricity supplied to any premises by a distribution licensee; or
prevents any meter from duly registering the quantity of electricity supplied through that meter,”;
by the insertion immediately after subsection (1) of that section, of the following new subsection:-
“(1A) Where any person is prosecuted for an offence under paragraph (c) of subsection (1), a certificate issued by the distribution licensee to the effect that—
the meter was in the custody or under the control of the person being prosecuted; and
there is clear proof that the meter has been tampered causing an alteration of the register of the quantity of electricity registered on such meter and therefore preventing the meter from duly registering such usage, shall be admissible in evidence and shall be prima facie proof of the matters contained therein.”;
and
by the insertion immediately after subsection (4) of that section, of the following new subsection:—
“(4A) Where any person is convicted of an offence under paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of this section, the distribution licensee may discontinue the supply of electricity to the premises of the person convicted and remove the meter in respect of which the offence was committed and thereafter keep the same in safe custody, until the Commission authorizes the licensee to dispose of it. However in the event that the unpaid dues are recovered by the distribution licensee, the distribution licensee shall, within a reasonable period of time, restore the supply of electricity that was disconnected.”.