Published: 1970-06-30
Key Benefits:
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
SECTION
PART I
Preliminary
1. Short title
2. Interpretation
PART II
Establishment, Constitution and Membership of the
Corporation
3. Establishment of the Corporation
4. Constitution
5. Resignation and removal from office
6. Tenure of office
7. Payment of members
PART III
Meetings and Proceedings of the Corporation
8. Presiding officer
9. Meetings
10. Signification of documents
PART IV
Officers, Employees and Agents of the Corporation
11. Appointment of officers and employees
12. Delegation to committee
PART V
Functions, Powers and Duties of the Corporation
13. Functions and powers
14. Co-operation with authorities
15. Research and records
16. Power of Minister to give directions
PART VI
Finances
17. Principles of financial operations
18. Fixing of tariffs
19. Borrowing powers
20. Vesting of property in the Corporation
21. Liability to pay tax, etc.
22. Accounts and audit
PART VII
General
23. Annual report
24. Compulsory acquisition of land
25. Re-settlement measures
26. Compensation for loss or damage
27. Power to call for information
28. Power to make bye-laws
29. Protection from personal liability
Act 23, 1970,
Act 20, 1971,
Act 29, 1973.
An Act to provide for the establishment of a corporation to be known as the Botswana Power Corporation for the generation and supply of electric power and to provide for matters incidental thereto and connected therewith.
[Date of Commencement: 30th June, 1970]
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Botswana Power Corporation Act.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-
"Corporation" means the Botswana Power Corporation established under section 3;
"financial year" means the year ending on the 31st March in each year;
"Government electricity undertakings" means works established and arrangements concluded by the Government for the purpose of supplying electricity to communities and enterprises in Botswana;
"main transmission lines" means all cables and overhead lines, whether constructed or due to be constructed, for the transmission of electricity from a generating station to any other generating station or to a substation, together with any step-up or step-down transformers and switch-gear necessary to and used for the control of such cables or overhead lines, and the buildings, or such part thereof as may be required to accommodate such transformers or switch-gear, which the Minister may declare by notice published in the Gazette to be main transmission lines;
"undertaking" means any business for the supply of electricity to the public.