Maharashtra Electricity Consumption of Electrical Energy (Restriction) Order, 1974

The Maharashtra Electricity Consumption of Electrical Energy (Restriction) Order, 1974

Published vide Notification G. O., I. & L. D , No. ASC. 1974/191-Elec. 3, dated 1st October, 1974 (M. G., Part 4-B, page 1143)

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·  Amended by G.O., I., E. & L. D., No. SAC-1983/CR-2853/NRG-3. dated 26th April, 1983 (M.G., Part IV-B, page 522)

Whereas, there is shortage of electrical energy in the State of Maharashtra and this shortage is likely to continue for some time;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6A and 6B of the Bombay Electricity (Special Powers) Act, 1946 (Bombay XX of 1946), the Government of Maharashtra hereby makes the following Order, namely:-

1. (1) This Order may be called the Maharashtra Electricity Consumption of Electrical Energy (Restriction) Order, 1974.

(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Maharashtra.

(3) it shall come into force on the 1st day of October, 1974.

2. In this Order,-

(a) "Act" means the Bombay Electricity (Special Powers) Act, 1946:

(b) "basic consumption" means,-

save as otherwise provided in this clause,-

(i) in respect of electrical energy consumed for the purpose of cotton textile industry, the actual consumption of electrical energy recorded for the month of December, 1973,

(ii) in respect of electrical energy consumed for any other industrial purpose and in respect of electrical energy consumed by essential consumers, the actual consumption of electrical energy recorded for the month of January, 1974, and

(iii) in respect of electrical energy consumed for any other purpose (whether commercial or domestic), the actual consumption of electrical energy recorded for the month of October, 1973 :

Provided that, where a consumer using electrical energy for any of the purpose referred to in sub-clause (i) or (ii) was, due to strike, lock-out, fire, flood or breakdown of any equipment, not able to use such energy throughout the basic month, and such consumer produces before the licensee.-

(a) a certificate from the Commissioner of Labour or any officer duly authorised by him certifying the occurrence of a strike or lock-out,

(b) a certificate from such authorities as may be specified in that behalf by the State Government certifying the occurrence of fire or Hood, or

(c) a certificate from such firm of architects or engineers or such other authority as may be specified by the State Government in that behalf certifying the breakdown of equipment specified in the certificate,

then the basic consumption means the average of the electrical energy consumed during the three months immediately preceding the basic month;

(2) Where the connections are sanctioned on or after the 1st day of January, 1974 but before the 1st day of May, 1974 for cotton textile industry or where the connections are sanctioned on or after the 1st day of February, 1974 but before the 1st day of May, 1974 for any other industrial purpose or where the connections are sanctioned on or after the 1st day of November, 1973 but before the 1st day of May, 1974 for any commercial or domestic purpose, the actual energy consumed in the six months from and inclusive of the month in which the connections were sanctioned;

(3) Where the connections are sanctioned to a consumer or after the 1st day of May, 1974 for the cotton textile industry or any other industrial purpose,-

(a) (i) two units per day per KW of connected load, if the industry is operating on one shift basis,

(ii) four units per day per KW of connected load, if the industry is operating on two shift basis,

(iii) six units per day per KW of connected load, if the industry is operating on three shift basis, and

(iv) nine units per day per KW of connected load, if the industry is operating on a continuous process basis;

or

(b) the actual consumption in the month of September, 1974 whichever is higher,

if such consumer claiming to operate on more than one shift basis produces a certificate before the licensee to that effect from an officer of the State Factory Inspectorate duly authorised by the State Government in this behalf and a consumer claiming to operate on a continuous process basis produces a certificate to that effect before the licensee from an officer to the Directorate of Industries duly authorised by the State Government in this behalf;

[(4) Where the connections are sanctioned on or after the 1st day of May, 1974 for commercial or domestic purposes,-

Domestic purposes.-

(i) one unit per day per KW of connected load; or

(ii) the actual consumption in the month of September, 1974; or

(iii) the average monthly consumption of the consumer during six billing months immediately preceding the month of June, 1979, whichever is higher :

Provided that, the State Government or such Officer as the State Government may authorise in this behalf may, in the case of any consumer or class of such consumers by order in writing, fix any other basic consumption regard being had to the special circumstances of the case recorded in such order;

Commercial purposes.-

(A) Four units per day per KW of connected load for all commercial consumers except residential hotels; or

(B) Six units per day per KW of connected load for residential hotels; or

(C) The actual consumption in the month of September, 1947; or

(D) The average monthly consumption of the consumer during six billing months immediately preceding the month of June, 1979, whichever is higher :

Provided that, the State Government or such Officer as the State Government may authorise in this behalf may in case of any consumer or class of such consumers by order in writing fix any other basic consumption regard being had to the special circumstances of the case recorded in such order.]

(c) "basic month" means the month with reference to which the basic consumption provided by sub-clause (b);

(d) "essential consumers" means the consumers specified in Schedule 'A' hereto annexed and such other consumers as the State Government may by an order in writing declare from time to time to be essential consumers;

(e) "industries operating on a continuous process basis" means the industries specified in Schedule 'B' hereto annexed and such other industries as the State Government may by an order in writing declare from time to time be industries on a continuous process basis;

(f) "licensee" means any of the licensees specified in Schedule 'C' hereto annexed;

(g) "seasonal industries" means the industries specified in Schedule 'D' hereto annexed and such other industries as the State Government may by an order in writing declare from time to time to be seasonal industries;

(h) "service industries" means the industries specified in Schedule 'E' hereto annexed and such other industries as the State Government may by an order in writing declare from time to time to be service industries.

3. No consumer receiving supply of electrical energy from any of the licensees and consuming or using electrical energy for any of the purposes specified in column 1 of Schedule 'F' hereto annexed shall consume or use during any month electrical energy in excess of the ceiling specified opposite thereto in column 2 of that Schedule (hereinafter referred to as "the monthly ceiling").
4. No consumer shall use electrical energy for purposes of neon signs and display lighting except between the hours of 7.00 p.m. and 11.00 p.m.
5. (1) The State Government hereby authorises all the licensees for the purposes of sub-clause (ii) of clause (b) of section 6B of the Act both as regards discontinuance and recommencement of the supply of the electrical energy to consumers, except in case of consumers specified in Schedule B'.

(2) In exercising the authority specified in sub-clause (1), the State Government hereby directs that the licensees shall observe the following procedure for recommencing electric supply, namely :

(a) Industrial Consumers. - (i) If a consumer consumes electrical energy in any month not exceeding seven days' average consumption of the monthly ceiling, then without disconnecting the supply of electrical energy, the consumer may be allowed to adjust the excess consumption not later than the end of the next succeeding month.

(ii) If any such consumer consumes electrical energy in any month in excess of seven days' average consumption of the monthly ceiling, the consumer shall be disconnected for such number of days as in excess of seven days' average consumption and he shall be reconnected thereafter subject to the condition that the balance of excess consumption of seven days is adjusted in the next succeeding month.

(b) Commercial or domestic consumers. - (i) If a consumer consumes electrical energy in any month not exceeding fifteen days' average consumption of the monthly ceiling, the consumer should be disconnected for three days, and he shall be reconnected thereafter, subject to the condition that the balance of the excess consumption over three days is adjusted in the next succeeding month; and

(ii) If any such consumer consumes electrical energy in excess of 15 days' average consumption or more of monthly ceiling, the consumer shall be disconnected for five days, and he shall be reconnected thereafter, subject to the condition that the balance of excess consumption over five days is adjusted in the next succeeding month;

(c) The adjustments provided in sub-clauses (a) and (b) shall not be permitted for more than two consecutive months.

6. Nothing in this order shall apply to consumption of electrical energy for purposes of -

(i) Railway traction;

(ii) Public Water Supply;

(iii) Lifts and Water Pumps;

(iv) Agricultural Pumps;

(v) Water Works and Irrigation Projects executed by Government of local authorities;

(vi) Coal Mines;

(vii) Trombay Fertilizer Plant;

(viii) Flour Mills (small, that is, Chakkies).

Schedule 'A'

[See clause 2(d)]

Essential Consumers

Part I

1. Defence purposes (including Military Aerodromes and Aerodromes for Military purposes, workshop, wireless installations, hospitals etc.).
2. Government Defence Factories.
3. Drainage.
4. Ports and Harbours.
5. Meteorological Observatories.
6. Government Printing Presses.
7. Oil Refineries.
8. Government Mint.
9. Cement Manufacturing Factories.
10. Hospitals including Nursing Homes and Maternity Homes, Radiologists, Blood Banks and Pathology Laboratories.
11. Police Wireless Units.
12. News Agencies in the State.

Part II

1. Posts and Telegraphs including Workshops (includes "Relay Stations" and "Central Telegraphs Offices" of Overseas Communications Service and "Monitoring Stations" at Wireless Planning and Co-ordination Wing).
2. All India Radio.
3. Railway Installations (including Workshops).
4. Police Transport Workshops.
5. Civil Aerodromes.
6. Government Roadway Workshops
7. Power Houses or Stations.
8. Atomic Energy Establishment.
9. Civil Defence Organisations
10. Newspaper Printing Presses.
11. Government Dairies (works).
12. Bombay Gas Co. Works, Lalbaug.

Schedule 'B'

[See clause 2(e)]

Industries operating on continuous process basis

1. Messrs. Mahindra Ugine Steel Co. Ltd., Khopoli, District Kolaba.
2. Messrs. Mukand Iron and Steel Ltd.
3. Messrs. Bralco Metal Industries Pvt. Ltd., Gupta Mills Estate, Darukhana, Reay Road, Bombay-400 010.
4. Messrs. Shah Malleable Castings Ltd., Ghodbunder Road, Manpada, Thana.
5. Messrs. Malleable Iron and Steel Castings Co. Ltd., Kurla-Andheri Road, Opp. Marol Bazar, Andheri, Bombay-400 056.
6. Messrs. Godrej and Boyce Mfg. Co. Pvt. Ltd., Steel Foundry No. 13, Vikhroli, Bombay.
7. Messrs. Kamani Tubes Pvt. Ltd., Kurla, Bombay-400 070.
8. Messrs. Kamani Metal and Alloys Ltd., Kurla, Bombay-400 070.
9. Messrs. Indian Oxygen, Ghatkopar, Bombay.
10. Messrs. Bombay Oxygen and Acetylene Co. (Pvt.) Ltd., Poona.
11. Messrs. Bombay Oxygen, Mulund, Bombay.
12. Messrs. Asiatic Oxygen Ltd., Pokhran Road, Thana.
13. Messrs. Industrial Oxygen Co. (Pvt.) Ltd., Off Nagar Road, Poona-14.
14. Messrs. Bombay Industrial Gas Producing Co., Sewri, Bombay-15.
15. Messrs. Bijlee Products (India) Pvt. Ltd., Hadapsar Industrial Estate, Poona-13.
16. Messrs. Century Rayon, Murbad Road, Kalyan, District Thana.
17. Messrs. National Rayon, Mohone, Kalyan.
18. Messrs. Chemicals and Fibres of India Ltd., Kalwa, Belapur Road, Thana.
19. Messrs. Garware Nylon, Pimpri, Poona.
20. Messrs. Polyolefins Industries Ltd., Thana-Belapur Road, Thana.
21. Messrs. Electrolytic Manganese Co., Thana-Belapur Road, Thana.
22. Messrs. Calico Chemicals and Plastics Division, Anik, Chembur, Bombay.
23. Messrs. Herdillia Chemicals Ltd., Thana-Belapur Road, Thana.
24. Messrs. United Carbon India Ltd., Thana-Belapur Road, Thana.
25. Messrs. Premier Paper Mills Ltd., Bombay.
26. Messrs. Ballapur Paper and Straw Board Mills Ltd., Ballapur P. O., District Chandrapur.
27. Messrs. Balkrishna Paper Mills Ltd., Nagardas Road, Andheri (East) Bombay-69.
28. Messrs. Deccan Paper Mills Co. Ltd., Mundhawa, Poona.
29. Messrs. Pudumjee Pulp and Paper Mills Ltd., Poona.
30. Messrs. Paper and Pulp Conversion Ltd ., Khopoli, District Kolaba.
31. Messrs. B. K. Paper Mills Pvt. Ltd., Vadavali, Kalyan, District Thana.
32. Messrs. Bombay Paper Mfg. Co., Dombivali Industrial Estate, Dombivali, District Thana.
33. Messrs. P. B. Padamjee and Co. Pvt. Ltd., Bombay-60.
34. Messrs. Bombay Glass Works Pvt. Ltd., Bombay-60.
35. Messrs. Vazir Glass Works Ltd., Andheri, Bombay.
36. Messrs. Mahalaxmi Glass Works Pvt. Ltd., Bombay.
37. Messrs. Ajit Glass Works Pvt. Ltd., Bombay.
38. Messrs. Borocil Glass Works Ltd., Bombay.
39. Messrs. J. G. Glass Works Pvt. Ltd., Thana.
40. Messrs. Fibre Glass (Pilkington) Ltd., Shastri Marg, Thana.
41. Messrs. Patanwala Glass Works Ltd.. Ghatkopar.
42. Messrs. Thermolab Glass Products Pvt. Ltd., Bombay-Poona Road, Akurdi-Chinchwad, Poona-19.
43. Messrs. Vitrum Glass Division of Empire Dying'Mfg. Co. Ltd., Vikhroli, Bombay-Agra Road, Bombay-82.
44. Messrs. Krishna Glass Works, Pvt. Ltd., Swami Vivekanand Road, Majiwada, Thana.
45. Messrs. Kirga Glass Pvt. Ltd., 1144, Sadashiv Peth, Poona.
46. Messrs. Topaz Glass Pvt. Ltd., Eagal Estate, P. O. Talegaon General Hospital, District Poona.
47. Messrs. Haldyn Glass Works Pvt. Ltd., Off Western Express Highway, Goregaon (East), Bombay-63.
48. Messrs. Bombay Potteries and Tiles Ltd., Kurla, Bombay.
49. Messrs. NOCIL, Thana Belapur Road, Thana.
50. Messrs. National Peroxide Ltd., Bombay-31.
51. Messrs. Western India Match Co. Ltd. (Chlorate Plant only), Ambernath, District Thana.
52. Messrs. Paper Products Ltd., Roha, District Kolaba.
53. Messrs. Nirlon Synthetic Fibres and Chemicals, Goregaon, Bombay.
54. Messrs. Standard Alkali Chemicals Division, Thana-Belapur Road, Thana.
55. Messrs. Century Erka. Poona.
56. Messrs. Sandvik Asia Ltd., Bombay-Poona Road, Poona 12.
57. Messrs. Paisa Fund Glass Works, Talegaon-Dabhade (Central Rly.), District Poona.
58. Messrs. Vidarbha Paper Marts Co., Kanhan, District Nagpur.
59. Messrs. Special Steel Ltd., Mouja Magathane, Daitapara Road, Borivali (East), Bombay-66 : N. B.
60. Messrs. Anchor Synthetic Products Pvt. Ltd., Bombay.
61. Messrs. Union Carbide India Ltd., Trombay.
62. Messrs. Universal Ferro & Allied Chemicals Ltd., Tumsar, District Nagpur.
63. Messrs. Khandclwal Ferro Alloys, District Nagpur.
64. Messrs. Ajanta Paper & General Products Pvt. Ltd., Thana.
65. Messrs. Azad Glass Works, Bombay.
66. Messrs. Castle Rocks Fisheries Pvt. Ltd., Wagle Industrial Estate, Thana.
67. Messrs. Castle Rock, Fisheries Pvt. Ltd., Ratnagiri, District Ratnagiri.
68. Messrs. H. & R. Johnson (India) Pvt. Ltd.
69. Messrs. Cellulose Pulp Industries Pvt. Ltd., Shil Fata, P. O. Khopoli, District Kolaba.
70. Messrs. Polychcm United, Styrene Manomar Plant, Anik, Mahul, Chembur, Bombay-74.
71. Messrs. Nitin Castings Pvt. Ltd.. P. B. No. 74, Eastern Express Highway, Thana-1.
72. Messrs. Poona Synthetics Co., 12, Navyug Co-operative Society, 15, Wallasely Road, Poona-1.
73. Messrs. Solid Containers Ltd., Vadavli, Kalyan, District Kolaba.
74. Messrs. Indian Organic Chemicals Ltd., Khopoli, District Kolaba.
75. Messrs. B. R. Herman & Mohatta (I) Pvt. Ltd., Kalyan.
76. Messrs. Mohatta and Heekel Ltd., Khopoli.
77. Messrs. Ogale Glass Works Ltd. (Pimpri Unit), Pimpri P-F, Poona-18.
78. The Ice Manufacturing Factories.
79. Messrs. Crystal Glass Works Pvt. Ltd., Thana.
80. Messrs. Western India Paper and Board Mills Pvt. Ltd., Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg, Vikhroli, Bombay-83.
81. Messrs. Bharat Insulation Co., Thana-4.
82. Messrs. Ganesh Chemical Works, 21/8, Somwar Peth, Poona-11.
83. Messrs. Phonex Chemical Works Pvt. Ltd., Plot 13, Thana-Belapur Road, Turbhe (District Thana).
84. Messrs. Suchak Paper & Board Mills, Opp. Tata Transmission Station, Atedivli Village, Kalyan, District Thana.
85. Messrs. Morris Electronics (P) Ltd., Bhosari Industrial Estate, Nashik Road, Poona-26.
86. Messrs. Associated Glass Works, 264, S.S.I. Abadnagar, Village Kirol, Ghatkopar.
87. Messrs. Eastern Ceramics Ltd., M. G. Road, Opp. Mithanagar, Goregaon (W) Bombay-62.

Schedule 'C'

[See clause 2(f)]

Names of Licensees

1. The Maharashtra State Electricity Board, Bombay-1.
2. The Amalgamated Electric Supply Company Limited, Bhiwandi.
3. The Amalgamated Electric Company Limited, Bhusawal.
4. The Amalgamated Electric Supply Company Limited, Chalisgaon.
5. The Amalgamated Electric Company Limited, Jalgaon Branch, Jalgaon.
6. The Amalgamated Electricity Company Limited, Malegaon Branch, District Nashik.
7. The Bombay Suburban Electric Supply Limited, Electricity House, Santacruz, Bombay-55.
8. The Bassein Electric Supply Company Limited, Mehta House, Appollo Street, Fort, Bombay-1.
9. The Bombay Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking, 'BEST' House, P. B. No. 192, Bombay-1.
10. The Co-operative Electric Supply Society, Vita, District Sangli.
11. The Ichalkaranji Electric Supply Company Limited, Ichalkaranji, District Kolhapur.
12. The Junnar Electric and Water Supply Company, Junnar, District Poona.
13. The Jubilee Electric Works, Sangli.
14. The Kurundwad Electric Supply Company, Kurundwad, District Kolhapur.
15. The Karjat Village Panchayat, Karjat.
16. The Karmala Electric Supply Company, Station Road, Pandharpur.
17. The Lasalgaon Co-operation Electric Supply Ltd., Lasalgaon, District Nashik.
18. The Lonawala-Khandala Electric Supply Company Ltd., Mehta House, Appolo Street, Bombay-1.
19. The Miraj Electric Supply Company Ltd., Miraj, District Sangli.
20. The Panval Taluka Electrical Development Company Limited, Panvel, District Kolaba.
21. The Pandharpur Electric Supply Company, Station Road, Pandharpur.
22. The Raver Municipality, Raver, District Jalgaon.
23. The Sawantwadi Municipality, Sawantwadi, District Ratnagiri.
24. The Sailu Electric Supply Company, Sailu District.
25. The Tata Hydro Group of Companies, Bombay House, Bruce Street, Fort, Bombay.
26. The Thopte Electric Supply Company, 180, Budhwar Peth, Bhor, District Poona.
27. The Thana Electric Supply Company Limited, Killick House, Home Street, P. B. No. 100, Fort, Bombay-1.
28. The Tasgaon Electricity General Co-operative Society Limited, Tasgaon, District Sangli.
29. The Mula-Pravara Electric Co-operative Society Ltd.; Rahuri, District Ahmednagar.

Schedule 'D'

[See clause 2(g)]

Seasonal Industries

Part 'A'

Industrial

1. Ginning and Pressing Factories.
2. Rice Mills.
3. Poha and Murmura Mills.
4. Dal Mills.
5. Masala Mills.
6. Saw Mills.
7. Manufacture of Oil by expellers.
8. Khandasari Sugar Factories.
9. Cold Storage Plants.
10. Oil or cake by crushing seeds by expellers.
11. Sugar Industries.
12. Poultry Farms.
13. Power Looms.
14. Kadba cutting machines.
15. Manufacture of jaggery by agriculturists.
16. Aerated water manufacture factories.
17. Brick manufacturing units.
18. Ice Candy mfg. units.
19. Ice Manufacturing Factories.

Part 'B'

Commercial and Others

1. Marriage Halls.
2. Government Holidays Camps.
3. Consumers in Hill Stations.

Schedule 'E'

[See clause 2(h)]

Service Industries

Part I

1. Four Mills (Large).
2. Rice Mills.
3. Cold Storage Plants for the purposes of preservation of food and medicines.
4. Lifts and water-pumps.
5. Cold Storage and ice factories run by Fishermen's Sahakari Societies.
6. Poultry Farms.
7. Oil Mills.
8. Bakeries.
9. Masala Mills.

Part II

1. Dal Mills and Grain Processing Factories.
2. Crushing of sugarcane for manufacturing jaggery.
3. Pharmaceuticals and Drug Manufacturers.
4. Food Processing Industries.
5. Installations to depots and aviation fueling stations belonging to Burma-Shell, Caltex, Hindustan Petroleum and Indian Oil.

Schedule 'F'

	Purposes	Ceiling
	(1)	(2)
(a)	Consumption of Electrical energy for industrial purposes -
	(i) In the case of consumers whose monthly basis consumption is not less than 100 units and does not exceed 120 units.	100 units per basic month.
	(ii) In the case of consumers whose monthly basic consumption exceeds 120 units.	80 per cent, of the basic consumption per basic month.

Provided that, direct export oriented and defence oriented industries shall be entitled to a rebate on the basis of their Export or Defence production or of both in relation to the total production as indicated in the table below :-

Percentage of Export and/or Defence Production	Percentage of rebate
0-9 per cent	Nil
10-19 per cent.	1 per cent.
20-29 per cent.	2 per cent.
30-39 per cent.	3 per cent.
40-49 per cent.	4 per cent.
50-59 per cent.	5 per cent.
60-69 per cent.	6 per cent.
70-79 per cent.	7 per cent.
80-89 per cent.	8 per cent.
90-100 per cent.	9 per cent.

Any fraction of the percentage of production shall be adjusted to the nearest whole number.

The rebate may be claimed by a consumer only on his producing before the licensees a certificate in this behalf from the officer of the Directorate of Industries duly authorised by the State Government in this behalf.

Nothing in this proviso shall apply to essential consumers and service industries.

(b)	Consumption of electrical energy for commercial purposes -
	(i) In the case of consumers whose monthly basic consumption of electrical energy for lights, fans and powers is not less than 50 units and does not exceed 62 units.		50 units per basic month.
	(ii) In the case of consumers whose monthly basic consumption of electrical energy for lights, fans and power exceeds 62 units.		75 per cent, of basic consumption per basic month.
(c)	Consumption of electrical energy in premises used for residential purposes, including premises in the residential colonies attached to High Tension consumers -
	(i) In the case of consumers whose monthly basic consumption of electrical energy is not less than 25 units and does not exceed 31 units.		25 units per basic month.
	(ii) In the case of consumers whose monthly basic consumption of electrical energy exceed 31 units.		75 per cent. of the basic consumption per basic month.
(d)	Consumption of electrical energy by essential consumers -
	(i) Part I thereof		96 per cent.
	(ii) Part II thereof		94 per cent.
(e)	Consumption of electrical energy by service industries -
	(i) Part I thereof		96 per cent.
	(ii) Part II thereof		94 per cent.
(f)	Consumption of electrical energy by operating on a continuous process basis.		88 per cent.
(g)	Consumption of electrical energy by consumers including Government, local authorities or corporations owned or controlled by Government for purposes other than those referred to in clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) -
	(i) In the case of consumers whose monthly basic consumption of lights, fans and power is not less than 50 units and does not exceed 62 units.		50 units per basic month.
	(ii) In the case of consumers whose monthly basic consumption of electrical energy for lights, fans and power exceeds 62 units.		75 per cent, of the basic consumption per basic month.
(h)	Seasonal Industries.		Consumption equivalent to the consumption recorded in the corresponding billing month of the last preceding years subject to a ceiling of 80 per cent.
(i)	Street lights -
	Towns having a population of one lakh or more.		67 per cent
	Towns having population less than one lakh.		75 per cent.
	Explanation. - For the purposes of clause (i) of this Schedule, "population" means the population as ascertained at the last preceding census of which the relevant figures, whether provisional or final, have been published.
(j)	Touring Cinemas.		15 units per day inclusive of lighting load.

Notifications

1. N., I., E. & L. D., No. SAC. 1981/1658-NRG-3, dated 1st April, 1981 (M. G., Part IV-B, page 436)- In pursuance of the provisions of sub-clause (3) of clause 2 of the Maharashtra Electricity Consumption of Electrical Energy (Restriction) Order, 1974 and in supersession of Government Notification, Industries, Energy and Labour Department, No. SAC. 1777/4869/NRG-3, dated the 29th October, 1977, the Government of Maharashtra hereby authorises the officers mentioned in column 2 of the Schedule appended hereto of the State Factory Inspectorate to certify the operation of more than one shift by the consumers in areas specified against the said officers in column 4 of the said Schedule for the purpose of the said sub-clause.

Schedule

Sr. No.	Authorities Designations	Office to which attached	Area (Jurisdiction)
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
1.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Factory Inspection Office, Bombay	Greater Bombay.
2.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Factory Inspection Office, Thane	Thane and Raigad Districts
3.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Factory Inspection Office, Kalyan	Thane and Raigad Districts
4.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Factory Inspection Office, Pune	Ahmednagar, Pune and Satara Districts
5.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Factory Inspection Office, Solapur	Solapur District
6.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Factory Inspection Office, Jalgaon	Dhule and Jalgaon Districts
7.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Factory Inspection Office, Nashik	Nashik District
8.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Factory Inspection Office, Kolhapur	Kolhapur, Ratnagiri and Sangli Districts
9.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Factory Inspection Office, Aurangabad	Aurangabad and Beed Districts
10.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Factory Inspection Office, Nanded	Nanded, Osmanabad. Parbhani Districts and Pusad Taluka of Yavatmal District
11.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Factory Inspection Office, Akola	Akola, Amravati and Buldhana Districts
12.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Factory Inspection Office, Nagpur	Nagpur, Bhandara, Chandrapur, Wardha, Buldhana, Yavatmal, Amravati, Akola, Parbhani, Beed, Nanded, Aurangabad and Osmanabad Districts

No. SAC. 1982/4265/CR-2480/NRG-3, dated 24.12.82 (M.G.G., Part IV-B, page 59) - In pursuance of the provisions of sub-clause (3) of clause 2 of the Maharashtra Electricity Consumption of Electrical Energy (Restriction) Order, 1974, and in supersession of Government Notification, Industries, Energy and Labour Department, No. SAC. 1981/1658/NRG-3, dated the 1st April, 1981, the Government of Maharashtra hereby authorises the officers in column 2 of the Schedule appended hereto of the State Factory Inspector to certify the operation of more than one shift by the consumers in areas specified against the said officers in column 4 of the said Schedule for the purpose of the said sub-clause.

Schedule

Sr. No.	Designation of the authority	Office to which attached	Area (Jurisdiction)
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
1.	Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories	Factory Inspection Office, Bombay	Greater Bombay
2.	Inspector Factories, Class I	Do.	Do.
3.	Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories	Factory Inspection Office, Thane	Thane and Raigad Districts
4.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Do.	Do.
5.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Factory Inspection Office, Kalyan	Thane and Raigad Districts
6.	Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories	Factory Inspection Office, Pune	Districts of Pune, Satara, Ahmednagar
7.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Do.	Do.
8.	Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories	Factory Inspection Office, Kolhapur	Districts of Kolhapur, Ratnagiri , Sindhudurga, Sangli and Solapur
9.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Do.	Districts of Kolhapur, Sindhudurga, Ratnagiri
10.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Factory Inspection Office, Solapur	Solapur District
11.	Inspector of Factories, Class II	Factory Inspection Office, Sangli	Sangli District
12.	Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories	Factory Inspection Office, Aurangabad	Districts of Aurangabad, Beed, Jalna, Nanded, Osmanabad and Latur
13.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Factory Inspection Office, Aurangabad	Districts of Aurangabad, Beed and Jalna
14.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Factory Inspection Office, Nanded	Districts of Nanded, Parbhani, Osmanabad and Latur
15.	Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories	Factory Inspection Office, Nagpur	Districts of Nagpur, Akola, Chandrapur, Wardha, Yavatmal, Buldhana and Gadchiroli
16.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Do.	Districts of Nagpur, Chandrapur, Wardha and Gadchiroli
17.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Factory Inspection Office, Akola	Districts of Akola, Amravati, Yavatmal and Buldhana
18.	Inspector of Factories, Class II	Factory Inspection Office, Bhandara	Bhandara District
19.	Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories	Factory Inspection Office, Nashik	Districts of Nashik, Jalgaon, Dhule
20.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Do.	Nashik District
21.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Factory Inspection Office, Jalgaon	Jalgaon District
22.	Inspector of Factories, Class II	Factory Inspection Office, Dhule	Dhule District

No. SAC. 1983/CR. 2480/NRG-3, dated 11th April, 1983 (M. G. G., Part IV-B, page 441) - In pursuance of the provisions of sub-clause (3) of clause 2 of the Maharashtra Electricity Consumption of Electrical Energy (Restriction) Order, 1974 and in supersession of Government Notification, Industries, Energy and Labour Department, No. SAC. 1982/4263/CR-2480/NRG-3, dated the 24th December, 1982, the Government of Maharashtra hereby authorises the officers listed in column 2 of the Schedule appended hereto of the State Factory Inspectorate to certify the operation of more than one shift by the consumers in areas specified against the said officers in column 4 of the said Schedule for the purpose of the said sub-clause.

Schedule

Sr. No.	Designation of the Authority	Office to which attached	Area (Jurisdiction)
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
1.	Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories	Factory Inspection Office, Bombay	Greater Bombay
2.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Factory Inspection Office, Bombay	Greater Bombay
3.	Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories	Factory Inspection Office, Thane	Thane and Raigad Districts
4.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Factory Inspection Office, Thane	Thane and Raigad Districts
5.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Factory Inspection Office, Kalyan	Thane and Raigad Districts
6.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Factory Inspection Office, Panvel	Thane and Raigad Districts
7.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Factory Inspection Office, Vasai	Thane District
8.	Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories	Factory Inspection Office, Pune	Districts of Pune, Satara
9.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Factory Inspection Office, Pune	Districts of Pune, Satara
10.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Factory Inspection Office, Satara	Satara District
11.	Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories	Factory Inspection Office, Kolhapur	Districts of Kolhapur, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Sangli and Solapur
12.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Factory Inspection Office, Kolhapur	Districts of Kolhapur, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg
13.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Factory Inspection Office, Solapur	Solapur District
14.	Inspector of Factories, Class II	Factory Inspection Office, Sangli	Sangli District
15.	Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories	Factory Inspection Office, Aurangabad	Districts of Aurangabad, Beed, Jalna, Nanded, Osmanabad, Latur, Parbhani
16.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Factory Inspection Office, Aurangabad	Districts of Aurangabad, Beed and Jalna
17.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Factory Inspection Office, Nanded	Districts of Nanded, Latur, Parbhani, Osmanabad
18.	Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories	Factory Inspection Office, Nagpur	Districts of Nagpur, Akola, Chandrapur, Wardha, Yavatmal, Buldhana, Gadchiroli
19.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Factory Inspection Office, Nagpur	Districts of Nagpur and Wardha
20.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Factory Inspection Office, Akola	Districts of Akola, Yavatmal and Buldhana
21.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Factory Inspection Office, Bhandara	District of Buldhana
22.	Inspector of Factories, Class II	Factory Inspection Office, Chandrapur	Districts of Chandrapur, Gadchiroli
23.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Factory Inspection Office, Amravati	District of Amravati
24.	Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories	Factory Inspection Office, Nashik	Districts of Nashik, Jalgaon, Ahmednagar, Dhule
25.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Factory Inspection Office, Nashik	District of Nashik
26.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Factory Inspection Office, Jalgaon	District of Jalgaon
27.	Inspector of Factories, Class I	Factory Inspection Office, Ahmednagar	District of Ahmednagar
28.	Inspector of Factories, Class II	Factory Inspection Office, Dhule	District of Dhule