Section 30

by substituting for subsection (1) the following subsection:

“(1)  Where any person employed by a licensee finds upon any premises evidence which gives reasonable grounds for him to believe that an offence has been committed under subsection 37(1), (3) or (14), the licensee or any person duly authorized by the licensee shall within three working days from the date of such finding inform the Commission in writing, and the licensee may, upon giving not less than forty eight hours’ notice from the same date in such form as may be prescribed, cause the supply of electricity to be disconnected from the said premises.”;

by inserting after subsection (1a) the following subsection:

“(1b)  Upon receiving such information under subsection (1), the Commission may verify the matter and in cases where it finds that no offence has been committed, the supply of electricity shall be reconnected immediately.”;

by substituting for subsection (3) the following subsection:

“(3)  The licensee may require the consumer to pay him for the loss of revenue due to the offence committed under subsections 37(1), (3) and (14) and any reasonable expenses directly incurred by the licensee under this section including expenses incurred in respect of reconnection of electricity in the manner as have been directed by the Commission:

Provided that and subject to subsection (4), if the licensee does not proceed with a claim for such loss of revenue and expenses in court, the licensee may only claim against the consumer for the said loss of revenue and expenses for a period not exceeding six months retrospectively from the date the offence was discovered under subsection (1).”;

in subsection (4)—

by inserting after the words “subsection (3)”

the words “and such written statement shall be notified to the consumer within fourteen working days or any period as extended with the written approval of the Commission after the disconnection”; and

by inserting before the word “expenses”

the word “reasonable”;

by deleting the word “and” at the end of the paragraph; and

by inserting after paragraph (a), the following paragraph:

“(aa) the manner of calculation of the loss of revenue and items of expenses; and”; and

in subsection (5), by inserting after the words “written statement” the words “under subsection (4)”.

Electricity Supply (Amendment)

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Substitution of section 43