22. Where, as respects the electrical undertakings carried on by a local authority in its capacity as a licensee within the meaning of the Electricity Act, the Minister is satisfied, after consultation with the Minister of Local Government and after such inquiry as he may deem necessary, at which such local authority and the Board shall be given an opportunity of being heard,-
| (a) that such authority has been guilty of neglect, default or mismanagement in carrying on such undertakings, or |
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| (b) that such authority has defaulted in the payment of the charges for the supply of electricity by the Board, |
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the Minister may, with the concurrence of the Minister of Local Government, issue a written direction to the Board to prepare a compulsory transfer scheme for the transfer to the Board of such undertakings. |
Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts