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This Act amends the Indian Electricity Act, 1910, specifically for the state of Uttar Pradesh, to establish stricter legal remedies against electricity theft and malpractices. It applies to electricity consumers, distribution utility employees, and power suppliers such as the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd. The law defines key terms like contracted load, sets graduated fines and imprisonment terms based on wattage for unauthorized or dishonest power usage, and criminalizes acts like meter tampering or fraudulent billing by utility staff. By empowering officials to conduct searches, seize evidence, and immediately disconnect supply upon detecting violations, it aims to curb revenue loss and ensure efficient power distribution.
Imported from uplegisassembly.gov.in
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Chronological legislative evolution of The Indian Electricity (Uttar Pradesh Amendment) Act, 2002 across statutory gazettes and amending Acts.