Section 32(1) in Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission Tamil Nadu Electricity Distribution Code
(1)The Licensee may provide in Low Tension service connections its own meter, board, cut-out and other equipments and for High Tension Service connections, its own circuit breaker, High Tension fuses and other equipments and these will remain the property of the Licensee and must on no account be operated, handled or removed by anyone, who is not an employee of the Licensee, unless authorized by the. Licensee. [If the consumer elects to purchase a meter, it shall be tested, installed, operated, maintained and sealed by the licensee. The consumer shall claim the meter purchased by him as his asset only after it is permanently removed from the system of the licensee.] [Inserted by Commission's Notification No TNERC/DC/8-8 dated 8.2.2008 (w.e.f. 27.2.2008).]
