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Electricity Reform Act (No. 28 of 2002) - Sect 36

Offences

36.
(1) If a licensee to whom an enforcement order applies, fails to comply with such enforcement order in whole or part, the licensee shall be guilty of offence under this Act, and shall liable on conviction after summary trial before a Magistrate, to a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees and a further fine not exceeding five hundred rupees for every day for which such contravention continues after conviction.
(2) The Commission shall, in making an enforcement order under this Part, be entitled to direct that compensation be paid by the licensee to whom the enforcement order relates to any person affected by the contravention specified in such order.
(3) The levies by way of fine and compensation which may be imposed under this section, shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any other liability which the person guilty of noncompliance, may have incurred.
(4) The Commission may apply to a court for an injunction or other remedy to secure compliance with an enforcement order by a licensee, notwithstanding the fact that it has instituted a prosecution against such licensee for failure to comply with such enforcement order.


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