The Board of Yangon City Electric Power Supply Law

(a) Electric Power means the electric power Government for the purpose of this Law. ards of the entire nation produced from steam turbines or hydro-power (See page 10) Even places in far corners of Rakhine State can now catch up with other regions in terms of progress in multi-sectors Prime Minister General Soe Win tours Rakhine State YANGON, 22 Nov — Prime Minister General Western Command Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint, the Sittway University construction project. Pro-rector Soe Win looked into progress in construction of the ministers, the deputy ministers, senior military offic- U Ba Shwe reported to him that Sittway College Government Technological College (Sittway) in ers, officials of the SPDC office and departmental was opened in 1973 and it was upgraded to the Rakhine State on 20 November morning. He was heads. Principal Dr Win Naing reported on construc- university in 18-9-1996. He also reported on accompanied by member of the State Peace and tion progress of the` three-storey main building and subjects being taught in the university, conducting Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than, learning conditions of the students. of undergraduate and master’s degree courses, Chairman of Rakhine State PDC Commander of The Prime Minister went to the briefing hall of (See page 16) Prime Minister General Soe Win inspects Pyaingchaung Dam Project near Mindan village in Kyauktaw Township. — MNA Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan. 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 23 November, 2005 The Union of Myanmar rate prescribed by the Ministry of Electric 16. The Board may inspect the electric power works The State Peace and Development Council Power; and use of electric power, in accordance with the The Board of Yangon City Electric Power (c) determining and altering the rates of electric stipulations and may confer the duty of inspection on Supply Law power fee with the approval of the Ministry of a team headed by a member or on any member or any (from page 1) Electric Power; personnel. (d) Consumer of the Electric Power means the (d) cutting off the electric power supply if there is 17. The Board or the inspection team and person persons who uses the electric power owned by failure to pay electric power fees during the assigned duty of inspection under section 16 have the the Board of Yangon City Electric Power Supply. prescribed period; right to enter into the relevant land and building to (e) Act of Wastage means an act done by any (e) utilizing electric power fees and the money inspect the electric power works and the use of electric means to waste electric power intentionally, received by other means in accordance with the power. causing loss to the Board. stipulated regulations and conditions; 18. The Board or the inspection team and person (f) Board means the Board of Yangon City Electric (f) granting permission, if necessary to any assigned duty of inspection by the Board may: Power Supply formed under this Law. organization or any individual to operate any (a) examine the person who operates electric power electric power works as a business taking works and the consumers of electric power; Chapter II charges with the approval of the Ministry of (b) may summon and examine the owner of the Formation of the Board Electric Power in the locality where electric relevant land and building, if necessary. 3. The Ministry of Electric Power, with the approval power cannot be supplied fully as yet by the Chapter VII of the Government: Board; Finance (a) shall form the Yangon City Electric Power (g) arranging for development of electric power 19. The Board shall subsist on its own funds. In Supply Board comprising from a minimum of works and safety from electrical danger by addition, it shall take responsibility for all its financial seven members to a maximum of fifteen making use of modern and advanced matters. It may take loans with the approval of the members with technicians and suitable citizens, technology; Ministry of Electric Power from the Government, or in order to carry out electric power works (h) scrutinizing and permitting the application for local and foreign organization or person, if its own effectively within the area of the Yangon City the use of electric power; funds are insufficient. Electric Power Supply. (i) cutting off electric power, if necessary, after 20. The Board shall open a bank account for its funds

(b) shall determine the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, investigation on the loss of electric power and and separate bank account for foreign currency accrued Secretary and Joint-Secretary and assign duty the use of electric power by illegal means, and to it and may expend in accordance with the procedures, thereof in forming the Board. passing decision on the prescribed rules and regulations.

(c) may alter and form the Board as may be compensation; 21. (a) The Government may determine the amount necessary. (j) passing decision on the compensation to be of maximum net profit which can be kept

(d) shall determine the pay and remuneration entitled paid by any person who has committed any act and expended by the Board; to the members. contained in section 26, section 27 and section (b) The Board shall expend the saved net profits 4. The Board shall be directly responsible to the 28; which exceed the amount of net profit Minister of the Ministry of Electric Power. (k) filing information report or causing information determined under sub-section (a), in 5. The Joint-Secretary of the Board is the Head of the report to be filed at the relevant Police Station accordance with the decision of the Office. to take action against offences contained in this Government. 6. The Board shall have the right to operate under its Law; 22. The Board shall: own name and common seal and shall have perpetual (l) exercising the powers conferred by the Ministry (a) scrutinize the annual budget estimate and submit succession and the right to sue and be sued in its of Electric Power, from time to time. and obtain the approval of the Ministry of Electric corporate name. 9. The Board may delegate its functions, duties and Power; Chapter III powers conferred under section 7 and section 8 to any (b) submit the progress of the annual finance and Functions and Duties of the Board personnel of the organization. auditing of accounts to the Ministry of Electric 7. The Board shall perform the following functions Chapter V Power within 90 days after the expiry of the and duties within the area of the Yangon City Electric Organizational Set-up and Formation of Offices financial year. Power Supply: at Different Levels Chapter VIII (a) laying down the policy, guidance and 10. The Board shall draw up the necessary Maintenance of Fund and Auditing of Accounts supervision, that are required in the organizational set-up, based on the electric power 23. In order that the Head of the Office may maintain implementation of the provisions of this Law; works to be implemented, with the approval of the the accounts systematically and to enable auditing (b) carrying out measures for enhancing the Ministry of Electric Power. thereof the Board shall prescribe the accounts development of the electric power sector for 11. The Board shall form offices at different levels to procedures in coordination with the Office of the Yangon City on a par with international standard; carry out the electric power works within the area of Auditor-General. (c) carrying out measures to supply sufficient Yangon City Electric Power Supply as follows: 24. The Head of the Office shall: electric power to the consumers of electric (a) The Board of Yangon City Electric Power Supply (a) compile and keep the accounts in accordance power; Office; with the accounts procedures prescribed by the (d) carrying out measures to prevent cut off of the (b) The District Electric Power Supply Offices; Board; supply of electric power, the loss of electric (c) The Township Electric Power Supply Offices. (b) in respect of the accounts compiled and kept power and to collect electric power fees fully; 12. The Board, in accordance with the guidance of the under sub-section (a), submit to the auditing by

(e) distributing electric power to the consumers of Ministry of Electric Power: the person assigned by the Ministry of Electric electric power in line with prescribed voltage (a) has the right to appoint the necessary personnel Power or the Auditor-General. and current systematically, in accordance with within the organizational set-up; Chapter IX the stipulations; (b) shall determine the pay and remunerations of the Compensation for Injury

(f) supervising the collection of electric power fees personnel; 25. In the event of injury, physical disability or death from the consumer of electric power; (c) may, in coordination with the relevant due to negligence or failure to carry out duty by the

(g) inspection of the electric power works owned government department and organizations, Board or by person assigned duty by the Board, the by the Board and causing inspection to be made transfer and appoint personnel who can carry out aggrieved person shall receive the following by a team or by any individual; electric power works effectively. compensation from the Board:

(h) inspection of the use of electric power and 13. The Board shall carry out service affairs such as (a) if aggrieved person is not covered by the causing inspection to be made by any individual; granting leave, granting pension, taking action and Workmen’s Compensation Act, the

(i) carrying out measures for the competency and granting permission to resign in accordance with the compensation prescribed by rules or procedures work-site discipline of the personnel of the service regulations stipulated for public servants. issued under this Law; Board; 14. The Board: (b) if aggrieved person is covered by the Workmen’s

(j) coordinating, if necessary, with the government (a) in appointing personnel, may expend up to 30 Compensation Act, the compensation prescribed departments and organizations in carrying out percent of the annual income accrued; under the said Law or the compensation the duties and functions of the Board; (b) if it is desired to expend more than the percentage, prescribed under sub-section (a), whichever is

(k) carrying out other functions and duties assigned provided in sub-section (a), may obtain the larger in amount. from time to time by the Ministry of Electric approval of Government, through the Ministry Chapter X Power. of Electric Power. Chapter IV 15. The Board may delegate powers relating to service Compensation for Offences Powers of the Board affairs to the Head of the Office, as may be necessary 26. The Board shall, in respect of electric power 8. The Board has the powers to carry out the following for enabling the supervision of the personnel. works being carried out by the Board, pass an order on in the area of Yangon City Electric Power Supply: any person who has committed any of the following (a) performing the electric power works; Chapter VI acts to cause payment of the current value of electric (b) purchasing necessary electric power at the Inspection (See page 11) THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 23 November, 2005 11 The Union of Myanmar within 30 days from the date of receiving the Chapter XIII The State Peace and Development Council order causing payment of compensation to be Miscellaneous The Board of Yangon City Electric Power made; 38. The members and personnel of the Board, when Supply Law (b) shall have the right to appeal only after the performing or purporting to perform the functions (from page 10) compensation prescribed by the Board has been and duties under this Law shall be deemed to be paid. public servants within the meaning of section 21 of power owned by the Board and electrical equipment 30. The Ministry of Electric Power may revise, set the Penal Code. owned by the Board that have been damaged or lost aside and confirm the order passed by the Board in an 39. The Ministry of Electric Power may, with the or the prescribed compensation for the loss caused appeal case under sub-section (a) of section 29. approval of the Government, determine the by such commission to be made to the Board in 31. The decision of the Ministry of Electric Power demarcation and alteration of demarcation of the accordance with the stipulations: made under section 30 shall be final and conclusive. area of Yangon City Electric Power Supply. (a) abstracting, causing act of wastage, reselling 32. If the person on whom order to pay compensation 40. Moveable and immoveable properties, works illegally, using illegally or stealing and using has been passed wins in the appeal, he shall be entitled in the process of execution, completed works, assets of electric power dishonestly; and liabilities of the Divisional Electrical Engineer’s to get back the compensation in accordance with the (b) destroying any of the electrical equipment; Office, District Electrical Engineer’s Office, decision of the Ministry of Electric Power. (c) destroying any of the electric power works. Township Electrical Engineer’s Office within the 27. The Board shall pass an order on any person who area of Yangon City Electric Power Supply shall Chapter XII commits any of the following acts in respect of devolve respectively on the Board in the prescribed Offences and Penalties manner of the Ministry of Electric Power. electric power owned by the Board, which is in the 33. Whoever dishonestly abstracts, causes wastage, process of execution by the Board, to pay the resells illegally, uses illegally or consumes illegally the 41. The Board: prescribed amount of money as compensation to the Board-owned electric power shall deemed to have (a) shall have the right to recover from the person Board: committed theft of electric power under the Penal Code. who fails to pay electric power fees and (a) transferring without the permission of the Board 34. Whoever dishonestly diverts electric current, cuts compensations due to the Board, as if they were any electrical equipment to any other person; off electric power supply-line, damages any of the arrears of land revenue; (b) allowing the use of electric power by way of electric power works shall, on conviction, be punished (b) may assign duty to any suitable person to distributing to any other person, without the with imprisonment for a term which may extend from exercise the powers of the Collector under permission of the Board; a minimum of 5 years to a maximum of 10 years or existing laws in carrying out the matters (c) using the electric power not allowed to be usedwith fine from a minimum of kyats 100,000 to a contained in sub-section(a). for commercial purpose from general purpose maximum of kyats 1,000,000 or with both. 42. The offences under this law are determined as meter or domestic power meter; 35. Whoever carries out any of the electric power offences cognizable by the Myanmar Police Force. (d) consumption of electric power exceeding the works as a business, taking charges without the 43. The relevant court shall have jurisdiction on any power load limit of the industrial power meter; permission of the Board in the locality where no offence prescribed in this Law only when information (e) diverting of electric current without the sufficient electricity supply can be made by the report has been made to the relevant Myanmar Police permission of the Board. Board within the area of Yangon City electric power Force Station and action has been taken by the Board (f) cutting off electric power line without the supply, shall, on conviction be punished with fine or any responsible person of the Board. permission of the Board, from a minimum of kyats 100,000 to a maximum of 44. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions 28. The Board shall pass an order on any person who kyats 1,000,000 and shall also be liable to pay, on of this law: operates any electric power work as a business, conviction, a fine of kyats 50,000 for each day of the (a) The Ministry of Electric Power may, with the taking charges without the permission of the Board, period during which the offence is continued, after approval of the Government, issue such rules in the locality where electric power can not be conviction that of. and procedures as may be necessary; supplied fully as yet by the Board to pay the prescribed 36. Whoever violates any of the prohibitions (b) The Ministry of Electric Power and the Board fees as compensation for the loss to the Board. contained in the rules and orders issued under this may issue such notifications, orders and Law shall, on conviction be punished with directives as may be necessary. Chapter XI imprisonment for a term which may extend to one Appeal year or with fine of kyats 500,000 or with both. Sd/... 29. Any perosn dissatisfied with the order passed by 37. Whoever attempts to commit any offence Than Shwe the Board in respect of compensation under section contained in this Law or abets the commission of an Senior General 26, section 27 and section 28: offence shall be punished with the penalty provided for Chairman (a) may appeal to the Ministry of Electric Power such offence in this Law. The State Peace and Development Council U Nyan Thin wins National Literary Award Dr Chit: winner of National Literary Award in in Knowledge (Ordinary Science) Genre General Knowledge (Applied Science) Genre News and photo by News and photo by Ko Ko Soe Nyunt Ko Ko Soe Nyunt served at the governmen- eas as peace and tran- that he had to write the lage, Budalin Township, tal bodies at various ca- quillity prevailed the prize-winning work (the on 3 March 1935. He pacities for about 30 length and breadth of the second) for about four completed primary edu- years before taking retire- nation. At such a time, U Nyan Thin ment. He is currently he was eager to serve the years through theoretical cation in Nyaungkan Vil- and practical experience lage, and pursued high writing a book on cotton interest of the State U Nyan Thin with three purposes — school education in cultivation in the interest through intellectual Dr Chit of the State and the peo- strength since he was emerged the winner of to enable the gem min- Monywa. He passed ma- the National Literary ers to know and system- triculation exam in 1953. Dr Chit who won ple. growing old. Based on Award (2004) in atically apply geological He got B.Sc degree from 2004 National Literary Dr Chit won the his long study on agri- Knowledge (Ordinary facts in mining precious Mandalay College, M.Sc Award in general National Literary Award culture, he established a Science) Genre with his stones; for the students degree from Yangon knowledge (applied sci- with his book titled Or- perennial crop plantation work “Myanmar Ruby majoring in geology to University, and Diploma ence) genre was born of ange and Perennial Crops in PyinOoLwin. It is not and Sapphire”. He said, gain international level in Gems from London U Myat Tun-Daw Hnin Cultivation. In an inter- only for his own inter- “That’s the second time study on gems; and for Gems Association. He Chei in Mahlaing view with the New Light est but for conducting I’ve won the national gems merchants to catch served for Yangon, Man- Township, Mandalay of Myanmar, he disclosed research on perennial literary award. I won up with the international dalay and Mawlamyine Division on 2 May that nowadays the gov- crops. The aim of his the national literary level in fixing standards, universities from 1957 to 1935. He won a BSc ernment has been able to plantation is to dissemi- award for the first time qualities and prices of 1993. He retired as the (Agri) degree and a PhD take steps for the devel- nate knowledge on per- with the book gems. pro-rector from Yangon (Agri) degree. He stud- opment of agricultural ennial crops and cultiva- ‘Myanmar Jade’ in He was born of U University. ied agricultural science sector and engage in cul- tion methods. knowledge (Ordinary Ba Khin and Daw Pan Translation: MS at home and abroad for tivation of poppy-substi- Translation: TS science) genre”. He said Thu in Nyaungkan Vil- ***** over 20 years. He tute crops in border ar- *****