The Appropriate Government may, by order in writing, for the placing of electric lines or electrical plant for the transmission of electricity or for the purpose of telephonic or telegraphic communications necessary for the proper coordination of works, confer upon any public officer, licensee or any other person engaged in the business of supplying electricity under this Act, subject to such conditions and restrictions, if any, as the Appropriate Government may think fit to impose and to the provisions of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (13 of 1885), any of the powers which the telegraph authority possesses under that Act with respect to the placing of telegraph lines and posts for the purposes of a telegraph established or maintained, by the Government or to be so established or maintained.
Section 164: Exercise of powers of Telegraph Authority in certain cases.
The Electricity Act, 2003Central Act · Act 36 of 2003
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Electricity Act, 2003 |
|---|---|
| Section | 164 |
| Marginal note | Exercise of powers of Telegraph Authority in certain cases. |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Judgments citing it | 3 |
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