law: Electricity Act, 2003 
  172. Transitional
  
  provisions.- 
  
  Notwithstanding
  
  anything to the contrary contained in this Act,--
  a.     
  
    a
  
  State Electricity Board constituted under the repealed laws shall be deemed to
  
  be the State Transmission Utility and a licensee under the provisions of this
  
  Act for a period of one year from the appointed date or such earlier date as
  
  the State Government may notify, and shall perform the duties and functions of
  
  the State Transmission Utility and a licensee in accordance with the provisions
  
  of this Act and rules and regulations made there under:
  Provided
  
  that  
  
  the State Government may, by notification, authorise the State Electricity
  
  Board to continue to function as the State Transmission Utility or a licensee
  
  for such further period beyond the said period of one year as may be mutully
  
  decided by the Central Government and the State Government.
  a.    
  
  
  b.    
  
    all
  
  licences, authorisations, approvals, clearances and permissions granted under
  
  the provisions of the repealed laws may, for a period not exceeding one year
  
  from the appointed date or such earlier period; as may be notified by the
  
  Appropriate Government, continue to operate as if the repealed laws were in
  
  force with respect to such licences, authorisations, approvals, clearances and
  
  permissions, as the case may be, and thereafter such licences, authorisations,
  
  approvals, clearances and permissions shall be deemed to be licences,
  
  authorisations, approvals, clearances and permission under this Act and all
  
  provisions of this Act shall apply accordingly to such licences, authorisations,
  
  approvals, clearances and permissions.
  c.     
  
    the
  
  undertaking of the State Electricity Boards established under section 5 of the
  
  Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 (54 of 1948) may after the expiry of the period
  
  specified in clause (a) be transferred in accordance with the provisions of
  
  Part XII of this Act;
  d.    
  
    the
  
  State Government may, by notification, declare that any or all the provisions
  
  contained in this Act, shall not apply in that State for such period, not
  
  exceeding six months from the appointed date, as may be stipulated in the
  
  notification.