නිල පරිවර්තනයවෙනස් නොකළ පාඨය, Department of Government Printing වෙතින්
(1)
No person other than any one of the following shall be eligible to apply for the issue of a generation licence, to generate electricity over and above the generation capacity of 25 MW:—
(a)
the Ceylon Electricity Board, established by the
Ceylon Electricity Board Act, No. 17 of 1969;
(b)
a local authority;
(c)
a company incorporated under the Companies Act,
No. 7 of 2007, in which the government, a public corporation, a company in which the government holds more than fifty per centum of the shares or a subsidiary of such a company, holds such number of shares as may be determined by the Secretary to the Treasury, with the concurrence of the Minister in charge of the subject of Finance.
(2)
No person other than the Ceylon Electricity Board, established by the Ceylon Electricity Board Act, No. 17 of 1969 shall be eligible to apply for the issue of a transmission licence.
(3)
No persons other than any one of the following shall be eligible to apply for the issue of a distribution licence:—
(a)
the Ceylon Electricity Board, established by the
Ceylon Electricity Board Act, No. 17 of 1969;
(b)
a local authority;
(c)
a company incorporated under the Companies Act,
No. 7 of 2007, in which the Government holds more than fifty per centum of its shares; or
(d)
a society registered under the Co-operative Societies