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CHAPTER XII ELECTRICITY SUPPLY

Section 199: Power of Council to make arrangements with licensees

The New Delhi Municipal Council Act, 1994

How current this text is

Text as published by India Code (Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice), as on 31 May 2026, with amendments up to the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 (8 of 2026).

(1) The Council may enter into an agreement with any licensee within or outside New Delhi in regard to the purchase of electricity and price thereof and within New Delhi in regard to sale and price thereof or in regard to operation or control of any generating station or main transmission line and notwithstanding anything contained in any law or in any licence, memorandum of association or other instrument regulating the constitution and powers of the licensee, it shall be lawful for the licensee to enter into and carry out any agreement.

(2) In entering into an agreement under this section the Council shall not show any undue preference to any licensee.