Section 13
Suspension and revocation of licence
of Electricity Supply Enactment 2024
The Commission may suspend or revoke a licence under any of the following circumstances:
(a)
the licensee has contravened any provisions of this Enactment;
(b)
the licensee has failed to comply with any of the conditions of the licence;
(c)
the licensee has default of payment of any moneys payable under
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this Enactment;
(d)
the licensee has ceased to use, work or operate the installation or supply electricity which he was authorized to do under the licence;
(e)
the licensee has failed or refused to carry out his duties stipulated in the licence;
(f)
the licensee had improperly or illegally obtained the licence;
(g)
the licensee has been convicted of an offence under this
Enactment;
(h)
a receiver, receiver and manager, provisional liquidator or like official has been appointed over the whole or substantial part of the licensee’s assets and such appointment is not revoked or annulled within a period of sixty days from the date of appointment; or
(i)
there has been any act or default on the part of the licensee or there has been a change of circumstances such that the licensee would no longer be entitled to be granted a licence under this
Enactment.
(2)
Before the Commission makes a decision under subsection (1), the
Commission shall give the licensee —
(a)
a written notice of its intention to suspend the licence; and
(b)
an opportunity to make written representation within a period specified in the written notice which shall not be less than fourteen days.
(3)
After the expiry of the period specified in the notice, the Commission shall, after considering the written representation made by the licensee under subsection (2), if any, decide whether to suspend or revoke the licence.
(4)
The Commission shall give the licensee a written notice of its decision
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under subsection (3) as soon as practicable.
(5)
Where a licence has been suspended or revoked on the ground that the licensee has ceased to work or operate an installation, the licensee may, if he considers that he has suffered or may suffer undue hardship by reason of the suspension or revocation, appeal to the Minister against the suspension or revocation, and the decision of the Minister on the appeal shall be final.
(6)
The licensee shall not be entitled to compensation for any loss caused to him by the suspension or revocation of a licence under this section.
(7)
Upon revocation of a licence, the licensee shall remove his installation and equipment within three months from the date of revocation, failing which the licensee shall be liable for all costs whatsoever incurred in the removal thereof and such costs may be recovered from the security deposited (if any)
under section 9.