Special provisions applicable to certain licences

(1) This section applies to any licence granted under section 14 to a particular person which includes conditions requiring that person– (a) to provide such electricity services as are specified in the licence or are of a description so specified; (b) to connect to any electric line or electrical plant to which the licence relates or permit the connection to any such electric line or electrical plant of such other electric line or 27 electrical plant as are specified in the licence or are of a description so specified; (c) to permit the provision by means of any electric line or electrical plant to which the licence relates of such services as are specified in the licence or are of a description so specified; (d) not to show undue preference to, or to exercise undue discrimination against, particular persons or persons of any class or description (including in particular, persons in rural areas) as respects any service provided, connection made or permission given in pursuance of such conditions as are mentioned in the foregoing paragraphs (whether in respect of the charges or other terms or conditions applied or otherwise); and (e) to publish, in such manner and at such times as are specified in the licence, a notice specifying, or specifying the method that is to be adopted for determining the charges and other terms and conditions that are to be applicable to such services so provided, such connections so made and such permissions so given as are specified in the licence or are of a description so specified. (2) Before granting a licence to which this section applies, the Commission shall give notice– (a) stating that it proposes to grant the licence and setting out its effect; (b) stating the reasons why it proposes to grant the licence; and 28 (c) specifying the time (not being less than twenty-eight days from the date of publication of the notice) within which representations or objections with respect to the proposed licence may be made, and shall consider any representations or objections which are duly made and not withdrawn. (3) A notice under sub-section (2) shall be given by publication in such manner as the Commission considers appropriate for bringing the matters to which the notice relates to the attention of persons likely to be affected by them.