Uttar Pradesh Electricity (Duty) Act, 1952 (U.P. Act No. 33 of 1952). Pays/Territoire Inde Sous-division territoriale Uttar Pradesh Type du document Législation Date 1952 Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAn Act to levy a duty on the consumption of electrical energy in Uttar Pradesh. Sujet Énergie Mot clé Conservation de l'énergie/production de l'énergie Taxe/impôt Protection de l’environnement Financement Aire géographique Asie, Asie et Pacifique, Océan Indien, Mer de l'Asie du Sud-Est, Asie du Sud Entry into force notes This Act enters into force on the date of notification issued by the State Government in the official Gazette. Résumé This Act establishes to levy a duty on the consumption of electrical energy in Uttar Pradesh. It specifies that there shall be levied for and paid to the State Government on the energy: a) sold to consumers by a licensee, the Board, the State Government or the Central Government; or b) consumed by a licensee or the Board, in or upon premises used for commercial or residential purposes, or in or upon any other premises except in the construction, maintenance or operation of his or its works; or c) consumed by any other person from his own source or generation, an electricity duty, determined at such rate or rates as may from time to time be fixed by the State Government by notification in the Gazette, and such rate may be fixed either as a specified percentage of the rate charged or as a specified sum per unit. In respect of clauses (a) and (b) of sub-section (1), electricity duty shall not exceed 50% of the rate charged. Where the amount of electricity duty is not paid to the State Government within the prescribed period as aforesaid, the licensee, the Board or other person mentioned in clause (c) of sub-section (1), as the case may be shall be liable to pay within such period as may be prescribed, interest at the rate of 18% per year on the amount of electricity duty remaining unpaid until payment thereof is made. Texte intégral Hindi/Anglais Site web indiacode.nic.in