State Act

The Gujarat Electricity ( Special Powers ) Act, 1946.

22[ 6-A. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, or any permission granted under sub-section (3) of section 5 or any instrument having effect by virtue of any law, the 20[ State ] Government may with a view to controlling distribution, supply, consumption or use of electrical energy make an order — (a) for prohibiting or regulating subject to such conditions as it may specify in the order, the distribution or supply of electrical energy by a licensee or use of such energy by a consumer for any purposes specified in such order 23[or for prohibiting a consumer from supplying or allowing the use of such energy or any part thereof to any other person or undertaking] ; (b) for determining the order of priority in which, or the period or periods during which, work shall be done by an undertaking to which 24[or the consumer to whom] the supply of electrical energy is made by a licensee. (2) The 26[ State ] Government may make provisions in any order made under sub-section (1) for any incidental or supplementary matters which it may think necessary or expedient for the purposes of the order. Explanation.-In this section "undertaking" means any public utility undertaking or any undertaking by way of any trade or business and includes a factory.