The Punjab Electricity (Emergency Powers) Act, 1941

1941 : Pb. Act XIV ELECTRICITY (B L POWERS) (vmraency 77 THE PUNJAB ELECTRICITY (EMERG POWERS) ACT, (1941. e CONTENTS. SECTIONS. Short title. Interpretation. Exercise of emergency powers. Service. Effect of service or posting. Transfer of property. Power to contract. Conditions of service of employment. Accounts. 10. Compensation. 11. Penalties. 12. Bar of jurisdiction. 13. Power to make rules. C r a a n t w P - 1941 Pb. Act XIV.]" ELECTRICITY (EMERGENCY 79 “T "7 POWERS) /THE PUNJAB ELECTRICITY (EMER POWERS) ACT, 1941, GENCY " punyas Act No. XIV oF 1941, Received the assent of His Excellency the Governor-Gene (ReCE on the 30th April, 1942, and was first oublished i the Government Gazette (Extraordina ry), Punjab, of the 6th May, 1942.] s Year No. Short title Whether repealed or otherwise affected by legislation 1941 .| X1v | The Punjab Electricity | Adapted by the Adaptation of Laws gir:nexiggellnlcy Powers) Order, 1950 ct, Amended by the Punjab Reorganisa- tion (Chandigarh) (Adaptation of Laws on State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1968. An Act to provide for the protection of the public : in cases of cmergency It is hereby enacted as follows :— 1, This Act may be called the Punjab Electricity guor tie. (Emergency Powers) Act, 1941. ) " 2. For the purposes of this Act, the expressi on “pub- eerpretation. lic “electricity service” shall mean an electric supply undertaking licensed under the provisi ons of the Indian Electricity Act, 1910, and shall include any establishment ancillary thereto and necessary for its working. : - ime i 2[Central Exercise of emer- 3. (1) Ifat any time it appearsto the 7 ’ ng:;gym;o;ir;mq : - . \ Government Gazette, Punjab, 1.. For the Statement of Objects and Reasons, s¢€ id, 1941 ; Pari V, 1941, Part . I;.page 294 ;- for Select Committec’s Report, see ibid, peges 3746 ;,) i%r Debates in Assembly, see Punjab Legisl ative Asse?“;’gfli%ba?' 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Assoon as may be after the issue o qub-section (1) of section 3, the owner or ;:rl;:fi%f clllll;der Tt o pro- the public electricity service shall make over to 1t'1g1e 1rCentral Government] or such person as it may direct afi pooks, accounts, documents, furniture and all ‘other pro- erty, of whatsoever nature or kind, both movabl P ble, belonging’to the said servi ovable and mmoveable, ging to the said service and in its pos- session Of control considered necessary by the 1[Central Governmem] for the purpose of carrying on the work of the comp(f}l)lyb i " 7. (1) During such period as the public electrici service is in the possession and control of the e1féggg Fower fo contract. Govern_ment],the 1[Central Government] shall have power to acquire and hold property, both movable and immovable, and to transfer any property held by it forand on behalf of the public electricity service and to contract and to do all other things mnecessary for the purposes of its efficient management. (2) All debts and obligations incurred, all contracts entered into and all matters and things engaged to be done by the [Central Government] for and on behalf of the public electricity service shall be deemed to have been incurred, entered into or engaged to be done by the said public electricity service. Conditions of ser 8. (1) All officers and servants in the employment “ice of employees. of the public electricity service on the issue of an order under sub-section (7) of section 3, shall, subject to their condi- tions of service, continue to be officers and servants of such service during such period as it is in the possession and control of the '[Central Government] and the conditions of service, pay and allowances of such officers and servants shall be their existing conditions of service, pay and al- lowances. o all the (2) The Y[Central Government] shall exercise a v 111 powers of the public electricity service in respect of a such officers and servants. - i s 9. The 1[Central Government], of such offlc%r ahsaxt Account: may direct, shall keep proper books of accoulltban_nesss or make therein full and proper entries relating to the uSlundel" undertaking during such period as the business Oerentl'al tGaking is in the possession and control of the [ overnment]. m- 10. (1)] The [Central Government]. Shalt] zilx‘xysaEicltr(r:l(::tge pensation if the public electricity serviee sus at:ise of any ¥ reason of the exercise of the failure to exer of the powers conferred by this Ac t T .., jab R .. 1. Substituted 15 State Govenment” by the BURE 6 rer, 1965. Chandigarh) l('xdapft:‘;itor:f of I‘gswsson State and Concurrent Subjects) Compensation. Penalitics. Bar of jurisdiction. Power to rules. make 1Ty (EMERGENCY ~ J1941 : Ph. A 82 ELECTRICITY ( wERS) Xy 2) Any dispute as to whether compensa pay: able (or) as to the amount of any compensation so paygyd shall, in default of agreement, be determined by ar itratio, in accordance with the provisions of the Indian Arbitrajq, Act, 1940. 11. Whoever disobeys or neglects to comply with any order passed, direction given or condition proscribed in a¢. cordance with the provisions of this Act or impedes the lawful exercise of any power conferred by this Act, shall b, punishable with fine which may extend to one thousang rupees, or with imprisonment which may extend to siy months, or with both. 12. (1) No civil court shall have jurisdiction to settle, decide or deal with any matter which is by or under this Act required to be settled, decided or dealt with by the ![Central Government]. (2) No suit, prosecution, or other legal proceeding shall lie against any person for anything done or intended to be done under this Act in good faith and with due care and attention. 3 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to exempt any public electricity service during such period as it is in the Possession and control of the [Central Government] from its liability on any contract entered into by the said service or by the Central Government] on its behalf, 130 () The ?[Central Government] may, ‘by notifi- cation in the officia] Gazette, make rules for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of this Act. (2) The power to make rules conferred by this section shall, except on the first occasion of the exercise thereof, le subject to the condition of previous Publication. (3) In making any rule under this section, the YCential overnment] may provide that a contravention of the rules :g;ge? punishable with a fine Which may extend to fifty —— - L. Substituted for the words “State G j ise- i : 5 overnment” by the Punjab_Re-o1ganise tlnggs'(Chandlgarh) (Adaptation of Laws on State ;nd c(’,'mumn‘}’subjms) Oader,