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(1) The Secretary by him/herself or through  the Electricity Development Department shall examine or’ cause to examine the application seeking license for production, transmission or distribution of  electricity received pursuant to Rules 12, 13 or 14 to see whether or not the  applicant has submitted the necessary documents, particulars or report to be submitted under the Act and these Rules.
(2) While examining the application pursuant to sub-rule (1), if it is found that the applicant has not submitted any documents, particulars or report which ought to have been submitted, a notice shall be given to the
applicant within Forty Five days from the date of submission of the application specifying a reasonable time-limit to submit such documents, particulars or report.
(3) In case the Electricity Development Department gives notice specifying the time-limit to submit some documents, particulars or reports pursuant to sub-rule (2), the date, when such matters are received, shall be
deemed as the date of submission of application for the purpose of Subsection (2) of Section 4 of the Act.