(1) Subject to the directions issued by the National Load Despatch Centre or the Regional Load Despatch Centre, the State Load Despatch Centre (SLDC) may, under sub-section (2) of section 32 and sub-section (1) of section 33, read with clause (b) of section 40 of the Act, give such directions as it may consider appropriate, for maintaining the availability of the transmission system and the transmission licensee shall duly comply with all such directions.
(2) The Commission, on an application filed by the State Load Despatch Centre (SLDC) and after hearing the transmission licensee, if satisfied that the transmission licensee has persistently failed to maintain the availability of the transmission system, may issue such directions to the State Load Despatch Centre (SLDC) to take control of the operations of the transmission system of such transmission licensee, for such period and on such terms, as the Commission may decide.
(3) The directions under sub-regulations 0 and 0 of regulation 0 shall be without prejudice to any action which may be taken against the transmission licensee under other provisions of the Act.
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