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Section 3.'
• "(1) (a) Every Generating Company shall pay to the State Government at the prescribed time and in the prescribed 'manner an energy development cess at the rate of fifteen paise per unit on the total units of electrical energy sold or supplied to a.
distribution licensee or consumer in the State bf Madhya Pradesh or consumed by itself or its employees during prescribed period :
Provided that no cess shall be payable in respect of electrical energy sold or supplied by any Generating Company in which the Government of Madhya Pradesh has fifty . ' one percent or more equity..
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(b) Every person owning. or operating a captive generating plant shall pay to the State , Government at the prescribed time and in the prescribed manner an energy development cess at the rate of fifteen paise per unit on the total units of electrical energy sold or supplied to a distribution licensee or consumer in the State of Madhya Pradesh or Consumed by its employees during prescribed period :
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Provided that .
no cess shall be payable in respect of electrical energy consumed himself . .
by any person owning or operating a captive generating plant.
Explanation.—For the purpose of this sub-section "Generating Company", "person", "captive generating plant", "distribution licensee" and "consumer" shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in Section 2 of the Electricity Act, 2003 (No. 36 of 2003).".
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