Section 146
Punishment for non-compliance of orders or directions.
About this Act
An Act to consolidate the laws relating to generation, transmission, distribution, trading and use of electricity and generally for taking measures conducive to development of electricity industry, promoting competition therein, protecting interest of consumers and supply of electricity to all areas, rationalisation of electricity tariff, ensuring transparent policies regarding subsidies, promotion of efficient and environmentally benign policies, constitution of Central Electricity Authority, Regulatory Commissions and establishment of Appellate Tribunal and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Whoever, fails to comply with any
order or direction given under this Act, within such time as may be specified in the said order or direction
or contravenes or attempts or abets the contravention of any of the provisions of this Act or any rules or
regulations made thereunder, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three
months or with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees, or with both in respect of each offence and in
the case of a continuing failure, with an additional fine which may extend to five thousand rupees for
every day during which the failure continues after conviction of the first such offence:
1 [Provided that nothing contained in this section shall apply to the orders, instructions or directions issued under section 121.]
1 [Provided that nothing contained in this section shall apply to the orders, instructions or directions issued under section 121.]
Notes
1. Ins. by Act 57 of 2003, s. 7 (w.e.f. 27-1-2004).