Section 148
Penalty where works belong to Government.
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.
The provisions of this Act shall, so far as they
are applicable, be deemed to apply also when the acts made punishable thereunder are committed in the
case of electricity supplied by or of works belonging to the Appropriate Government.