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Punjab Electricity (Duty) Act, 1958 (Act No. 10 of 1958).

Country/Territory
India
Document type
Legislation
Date
1958
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to levy a duty on the sale or consumption of electricity.
Subject
Energy
Keyword
Energy conservation/energy production Tax/levy Protection of environment Financing
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Act enters into force on the date of notification issued by the State Government in the official Gazette.
Abstract

This Act provides to levy a duty on the sale or consumption of electricity. It shall be levied and paid to the State Government on the energy supplied by the Board to a consumer or a licensee a duty, to be called the "electricity duty" computed at the following rates, namely: i) where the energy is supplied to a domestic consumer, not exceeding twenty-eight paise per unit; ii) where the energy is supplied to a commercial consumer, not exceeding twenty-eight paise per unit; and iii) where the energy is supplied to any other category of consumers, not exceeding fifty percent on the price of energy so supplied in a month, as the State Government may, from time to time by notification.

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