(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in these Regulations, the Commission may notify provisional schedule of service connection charges to be levied for any of the Compendium of HPERC Regulations, March 2021 15 activity/activities required to be undertaken by the distribution licensee to fulfill its obligations to supply electricity under the Act and the Regulations framed thereunder.
(2) Each provisional schedule of service connection charges notified under subregulation (1) shall be for a period of one hundred and eighty days and shall, unless extended by the Commission, cease to be valid and effective on the expiry of period of one hundred and eighty days or the date on which the order approving the schedule of service connection charges is issued under regulation 14, whichever is earlier.
(3) The amount charged under the provisional schedule of service connection charges notified under sub-regulation(1) shall be adjusted against the amount chargeable under the schedule of service connection charges approved by the Commission under regulation 14:
Provided that where the provisional amount charged exceeds the amount chargeable under the schedule of service connection charges approved under regulation 14, the licensee shall pay simple interest @6% per annum on the excess amount so charged for the actual number of days falling between the date of the receipt of such excess amount and the date of adjustment of such amount:
Provided further that such excess amount, alongwith simple interest @ 6% per annum, shall be adjusted within ninety days from the date of Commission’s order approving the schedule of service connection charges under regulation 14, failing which the defaulting licensee shall, in addition to the excess amount and simple interest @ 6% per annum upto the permitted period of ninety days , also be liable to pay simple interest @ 12% per annum on the excess amount, for the period till the date of such adjustments beyond the permitted period of ninety days:
Provided further that where the amount charged on provisional basis is less than the amount chargeable under the schedule of service connection charges approved by the Commission under regulation 14, the beneficiaries shall pay, within 30 days of its billing by the licensee, the same alongwith simple interest @6% per annum on the deficit amount for the actual number of days falling between the date on which the provisional payment was made and the date of payment of such deficit amount:
Provided further that in case the deficit amount, alongwith simple interest @6% per annum, is not paid by the concerned beneficiary within thirty days from the date of its billing by the licensee, the defaulting beneficiary shall, in addition to the deficit amount and the simple interest @ 6% per annum upto the date on which the permitted period of 30 days expires, be also liable to pay simple interest @ 12% per annum on the deficit amount, for the period till the date of such payment(s) beyond the permitted period of 30 days and the same shall further be without prejudice to this licensee’s right to disconnect supply to the consumer after giving a notice of atleast 30 days.