Staff Reporter:
An ordinance has been promulgated repealing the Quick Enhancement of Electricity and Energy Supply (Special Provision) Act 2010.
After the approval of the Advisory Council, the President promulgated the ordinance repealing the law on Thursday (Nov 28).
Earlier, on November 20, the Advisory Council endorsed the policy and gave the final approval to promulgate the ‘Quick Enhancement of Electricity and Energy (Special Provisions) (Repeal) Ordinance, 2024’.
Although the law has been repealed, any contract or measure taken under it before the repeal will remain valid.
The ongoing activities under such contracts must be continued or concluded as if the law had not been repealed, it said.
The government reserves the right to review any activities conducted under the law in the public interest and may take any necessary action regarding those activities.
The High Court (HC) on November 14 declared the immunity provision in Section 9 of the Quick En-hancement of Electricity and Energy Supply (Special Provision) Act-2010 as “illegal and unconstitu-tional.”
According to Section 9 of the act, no question can be raised before any court regarding the validity of any action, or any action deemed to have been done, any action taken and any order or direction given under this act.
Section 6(2) of the act reads that any planning or proposal related to the buying or investment decisions has to be approved by the energy minister and sent to the cabinet committee for approval after com-municating and bargaining with one or more institutions following Section 7 of the act.
