"31. (1) Where a scheme is submitted to the Authority under sub-section (1) of section 29, the Authority may, having regard to the matters referred to in section 30, either concur in the scheme without modification or require the Board or, as the case may be, the Generating Company to modify the scheme in such manner as the Authority specifies in the requisition so as to ensure that the scheme conforms to the national power policy evolved by the Authority in pursuance of the provisions contained in clause (i) of sub-section
(1) of section 3 and in either case the Authority shall also communicate its decision to the State Government or State Governments concerned:
Provided that where the scheme was submitted for concurrence by a Generating Company in relation to which the Central Government is the promoting Government or one of the promoting Governments, the decision shall be communicated also to that Government.
(2) Where under subjection (1) the Authority requires that a scheme may be modified, the Board or, as the case may be, the Generating Company may prepare a revised scheme in accordance with such requisition and submit it to the Authority for concurrence and thereupon the Authority shall, if satisfied that the revised scheme complies with the requisition, concur in the same.
32. The Board or, as the case may be, the Generating Company may, from time to time, alter or extend a scheme by a supplementary scheme prepared in the manner specified in section 31:
Provided that any alterations or extensions of a scheme which are, in the opinion of the Board or, as the case may be, the Generating Company, minor in character may be made without preparing a supplementary scheme:
Provided further that where any alteration or extension of the nature referred to in the first proviso is made In respect of a scheme concurred in by the Authority, details of such alteration or extension shall be intimated to the Authority as soon as may be after1 such alteration or extension is made.
33. The provisions of sections 28 to 32 (both inclusive) shall, so far as may be, apply also in relation to a scheme prepared by a State Government for the generation, transmission or distribution of electricity.".
Substitution of new sections for sections 31, 32 and 33.
Concurrence of Authority to scheme submitted to it by Board or Generating Company.
Power to alter or extend schemes.
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