| 1.
| | This Act may be cited as the Sri Lanka Electricity Act, No. 20 of 2009. |
| 2.
| | Administration of the Act [ 2, 31 of 2013] |
| 2A.
| | Delegation of powers, duties and functions of the Commission.[ 3, 31 of 2013] |
| 3.
| | Functions of the
Commission. |
| 4.
| | Objectives. |
| 5.
| | General policy
guidelines to be
issued by the
Minister. |
| 6.
| | Electrical
inspectors. |
| 7.
| | Prohibition on
unlicensed
supply and c. of
electricity. |
| 8.
| | Participating in a bidding process for the generation of electricity.[ 4, 31 of 2013] [2, 16 of 2022] |
| 9.
| | Eligibility to apply for a licence under section 11. [ 5, 31 of 2013] [3, 16 of 2022] |
| 9A.
| | Statutory exemptions. [ 6, 31 of 2013] |
| 10.
| | Exemption granted on application..[ 7, 31 of 2013] |
| 11.
| | Applications for
licences. |
| 12.
| | Procedure prior
to grant of
licences. |
| 13.
| | Grant of
licences. |
| 14.
| | Form of licence. |
| 15.
| | General
conditions of
licences. |
| 16.
| | Special
conditions of
generation
licences. |
| 17.
| | Special
conditions of
transmission
licences. |
| 18.
| | Special conditions of distribution licences.[ 8, 31 of 2013] |
| 19.
| | Assignment of licences.[ 9, 31 of 2013] |
| 20.
| | Revocation of
licences. |
| 21.
| | Application for
exemption. |
| 22.
| | Revocation and withdrawal of exemptions.[10, 31 of 2013] |
| 23.
| | Provisions of this
Part to be in
addition to
conditions. |
| 24.
| | Duties of
transmission
licensees. |
| 25.
| | Duties of
distribution
licensees. |
| 26.
| | Exemption from
duty to connect
and supply. |
| 27.
| | Power to recover expenditure.[11, 31 of 2013] |
| 28.
| | Power to require
security. |
| 29.
| | Additional
terms. |
| 30.
| | Tariffs. |
| 31.
| | Provisions of
Schedules to
apply to licences. |
| 32.
| | Modification by
agreement. |
| 33.
| | Modification
without
agreement. |
| 34.
| | Enforcement
orders. |
| 35.
| | Procedure for
making
enforcement
orders. |
| 36.
| | Effect of
enforcement
order. |
| 37.
| | Offences. |
| 38.
| | Power of
Commission to
vest management
and control of
undertaking of
licensee in
another authority
or person.
|
| 39.
| | The resolution of disputes.[12, 31 of 2013] |
| 40.
| | Standard of
performance for
supply of
electricity. |
| 41.
| | Standards of
overall
performance and
efficient use of
electricity. |
| 42.
| | Information with
respect to levels
of performance. |
| 43.
| | Provision of new generation plant or the extension of any existing plant. [13, 31 of 2013] [4, 16 of 2022] |
| 44.
| | Consent required
for overhead and
underground
electric lines. |
| 45.
| | High voltage
lines. |
| 46.
| | Annual Levy. |
| 47.
| | Moneys to be
credited to the
Fund of the
Commission. |
| 48.
| | General Penalty |
| 49.
| | Extraction of
electricity to be
an offence. |
| 50.
| | Improper use of electricity to be an offence.[14, 31 of 2013] |
| 51.
| | Offences by
bodies of
person. |
| 52.
| | Acquisition of
property for
Power
Generation
project. |
| 53.
| | Rules |
| 54.
| | Regulation |
| 55.
| | Removal of
difficulties. |
| 56.
| | Purposes for
which
Regulations are
made. |
| 57.
| | Minister to ensure compliance.[ 15, 31 of 2013] |
| 58.
| | Register. |
| 59.
| | Returns and
information. |
| 60.
| | Consumer
Affairs Authority
Act not to apply. |
| 61.
| | Interpretation. [ 16, 31 of 2013] |
| 62.
| | Sinhala text to
prevail in case of
inconsistency. |
| 63.
| | Repeals and
transitional
provisions. |
| 64.
| | Provisions of
this Act and
regulations to
prevail over
regulations made
under section 56
of the Ceylon
Electricity Board
Act. |
| 65.
| | Ceylon
Electricity
Board to be
issued with
provisional
licence and
licences. |
| 66.
| | Amendment to
the
Ceylon
Electricity Board
Act, No.17 of
1969. |
| 67.
| |
Section - 67 |
| 68.
| |
Section - 68 |
| 69.
| |
Section - 69 |
| 70.
| |
Section - 70 |
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