Section 42: Right of licensee to disconnect

42. Right of licensee to disconnect (1) Where a person is convicted of an offence under section 41, the licensee, to the prejudice of whom the offence has been committed, may disconnect the electricity service offered to the convicted person. (2) A person to whom a licensee ceases to provide a service under subsection (1) shall not be provided with such electricity service unless he pays to the licensee such charges as may be approved by the Authority. (3) Any person, other than a licensee referred to in subsection (2), who by any means knowingly provides any electricity service to the premises of a person who has been the subject of a disconnection under subsection (1) shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine of not exceeding 50,000 rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years.