Act

Electricity Theft Control Act, 2002

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Type
Act
Year
२०५८ BS · 2002 AD
Status
In force
Category
खण्ड १३: बन, वातावरण तथा जलस्रोत · Volume 13: Nature, Environment and Water Resources
Official text
Official page Official text (PDF)
English translation
Official English translation archived copy: the original page is no longer online
Includes amendments up to: 2066 BS. Translations may not include later amendments. The Nepali text is the authoritative law.

Analysis drawn from official reports, court rulings and published research, each cited. Figures are being double-checked against the source documents; corrections are welcome.

What does it do?

  • No one may steal electricity or help anyone do so. The Act lists what counts as theft: tapping a line other than through the meter, hooking up street lights or other uses without the distributor's approval, reversing meter polarity, interfering with a meter's disc or breaking its seals or terminal links, damaging meters, tampering with current or potential transformers, or any other way of stealing power. It applies to electricity distributors licensed under the Electricity Act, 2049, the government and other bodies that buy and distribute power.कसैले पनि विद्युत् चोरी गर्न वा गराउन वा त्यस्तो काममा मद्दत गर्न पाउँदैन। ऊर्जामापक यन्त्र (मिटर) बाहेक अन्य लाइनबाट तार जोड्नु, वितरकको स्वीकृतिबिना सडकबत्ती वा अन्य प्रयोजनमा लाइन तान्नु, मिटरको पोलारिटी उल्टो पार्नु, मिटरको डिस्कमा अवरोध गर्नु वा सिल र टर्मिनल लिङ्क तोड्नु, मिटर बिगार्नु, सीटी वा पीटीमा छेडछाड गर्नु वा अन्य कुनै तरिकाले बिजुली चोर्नु कसूर हो। यो ऐन विद्युत् ऐन, २०४९ बमोजिम अनुमतिपत्र पाएका वितरक, सरकार र बिजुली किनेर वितरण गर्ने संस्थामा लागू हुन्छ। Nepal Law Commission (lawcommission.gov.np), consolidated text Sections 3, 6–7, PDF pp. 2–4
  • Distributors must put consumers' interests first, follow a code of conduct and compensate consumers whose rights are breached. They may cut the supply of anyone who does not pay the bill on time or is found stealing power, and the government may, by Gazette notice, apply special arrangements in areas badly affected by theft.वितरक संस्था र तिनका कर्मचारीले उपभोक्ताको हितलाई सर्वोपरि राखी काम गर्नुपर्छ, आचारसंहिता पालना गर्नुपर्छ, र उपभोक्ताको हक हनन भएमा क्षतिपूर्ति दिनुपर्छ। तोकिएको समयमा महसुल नतिर्ने वा चोरी गरेको देखिएकाको लाइन काट्न सकिन्छ, र विद्युत् चोरीबाट बढी प्रभावित क्षेत्रमा सरकारले राजपत्रमा सूचना प्रकाशित गरी विशेष व्यवस्था लागू गर्न सक्छ। Nepal Law Commission (lawcommission.gov.np), consolidated text Sections 4–5, 9–10, PDF pp. 3–6
  • The distributor appoints investigation officers, who can inspect premises, cut the line immediately and assess the loss. The offender must pay the loss plus an equal amount as compensation (and the loss plus 200% for a repeat offence) before reconnection; a review of the assessment can be sought. If the offender does not pay within 35 days of notice, the case goes to the district court, which can add a fine of up to Rs 5,000 or three months in prison (Rs 10,000 or six months for repeat offences). Informants receive a reward.वितरकले अनुसन्धान अधिकारी तोक्छ, जसले स्थलगत जाँच गरी तत्काल लाइन काट्न र हानिनोक्सानीको मूल्याङ्कन गर्न सक्छ। कसूरदारले हानिनोक्सानी र त्यत्तिकै क्षतिपूर्ति (दोहोर्‍याए हानिनोक्सानी र दुई सय प्रतिशत) तिरेपछि मात्र लाइन जोडिन्छ; मूल्याङ्कनको पुनरावलोकन माग्न सकिन्छ। सूचना पाएको ३५ दिनभित्र रकम नतिरे जिल्ला अदालतमा मुद्दा चल्छ, र अदालतले थप पाँच हजार रुपैयाँसम्म जरिवाना वा तीन महिनासम्म कैद (दोहोर्‍याएमा दश हजार रुपैयाँ वा छ महिनासम्म) गर्न सक्छ। सूचना दिनेलाई पुरस्कार दिइन्छ। Nepal Law Commission (lawcommission.gov.np), consolidated text Sections 11–16, PDF pp. 6–8; Section 18, PDF p. 8

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