1. Short title, extent and commencement.–(1) This Act may be called the Electricity Act, 2003. (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. (3) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint: Provided that different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision.
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Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · National Electricity Policy and Plan.Section 4 · National policy on stand alone systems for rural areas and non-conventional energy systems.Section 5 · National policy on electrification and local distribution in rural areas.Section 6 · Joint responsibility of State Government and Central Government in rural electrification.Section 7 · Generating company and requirement for setting up of generating station.Section 8 · Hydro-electric generation.Section 9 · Captive generation.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 15 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2019-01-10. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.