Act Info:
Preamble1 - TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF INDIA ACT, 1997
Chapter 1 Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement
Section2 - Definitions
Chapter 2 Section3 - Establishment and incorporation of Authority
Section4 - Qualifications for appointment of Chairperson and other members
Section5 - Term of office, conditions of service, etc., of Chairperson and other members
Section6 - Powers of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson
Section7 - Removal and suspension of member from office in certain circumstances
Section8 - Meetings
Section9 - Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Authority
Section10 - Officers and other employees of Authority
Chapter 3 Section11 - Functions of Authority
Section12 - Powers of Authority to call for information, conduct investigations, etc.
Section13 - Power of Authority to issue directions
Chapter4 - APPELLATE TRIBUNAL
Section14 - Establishment of Appellate Tribunal
Section14A - Application for settlement of disputes and appeals to Appellate Tribunal
Section14B - Composition of Appellate Tribunal
Section14C - Qualifications for appointment of Chairperson and Members
Section14D - Term of office
Section14E - Terms and conditions of service
Section14F - Vacancies
Section14G - Removal and resignation
Section14H - Staff of Appellate Tribunal
Section14I - Distribution of business amongst Benches
Section14J - Power of Chairperson to transfer cases
Section14K - Decision to be by majority
Section14L - Members, etc., to be public servants
Section14M - Transfer of pending cases
Section14N - Transfer of appeals
Section15 - Civil court not to have jurisdiction
Section16 - Procedure and powers of Appellate Tribunal
Section17 - Right to legal representation
Section18 - Appeal to Supreme Court
Section19 - Orders passed by Appellate Tribunal to be executable as a decree
Section20 - Penalty for wilful failure to comply with orders of Appellate Tribunal
Chapter 5 Section21 - Grants by Central Government
Section22 - Fund
Section23 - Accounts and audit
Section24 - Furnishing of returns, etc., to Central Government
Chapter 6 Section25 - Power of Central Government to issue directions
Section26 - Members, officers and employees of Authority to be public servants
Section27 - Bar of jurisdiction
Section28 - Protection of action taken in good faith
Section29 - Penalty for contravention of directions of Authority
Section30 - Offences by companies
Section31 - Offences by Government Departments
Section32 - Exemption from tax on wealth and income
Section33 - Delegation
Section34 - Cognizance of offences
Section35 - Power to make rules
Section36 - Power to make regulations
Section37 - Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament
Section38 - Application of certain laws
Section39 - Power to remove difficulties
Section40 - Repeal and saving