Preamble1 - PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS REGULATORY BOARD ACT, 2006
Chapter I Section1 - Short title, extent, commencement and application
Section2 - Definitions
Chapter II Section3 - Establishment and incorporation of the Board
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
Section7 - Removal of Chairperson or any other member from office
Section8 - Meetings of the Board
Section9 - Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of the Board
Section10 - Officers and other employees of the Board
Chapter III Section11 - Functions of the Board
Section12 - Powers regarding complaints and resolution of disputes by the Board
Section13 - Procedure of the Board
Chapter IV Section14 - Register
Section15 - Registration of entities
Section16 - Authorisation
Section17 - Application for authorisation
Section18 - Publicity of applications
Section19 - Grant of authorisation
Section20 - Declaring, laying, building, etc., of common carrier or contract carrier and city or local natural gas distribution network
Section21 - Right of first use, etc.
Section22 - Transportation tariff
Section23 - Suspension or cancellation of authorisation
Chapter V Section24 - Board to settle disputes
Section25 - Filing of complaints
Section26 - Power to investigate
Section27 - Factors to be taken into account by the Board
Section28 - Civil penalty for contravention of directions given by the Board
Section29 - Orders passed by Board deemed to be decrees
Chapter VI Section30 - Appellate Tribunal
Section31 - Technical Member (Petroleum and Natural Gas)
Section32 - Terms and conditions of service of Technical Member (Petroleum and Natural Gas)
Section33 - Appeals to Appellate Tribunal
Section34 - Procedure and powers of the Appellate Tribunal
Section35 - Power of Appellate Tribunal to make rules
Section36 - Orders passed by Appellate Tribunal to be executable as a decree
Section37 - Appeal to Supreme Court
Chapter VII Section38 - Grants by Central Government
Section39 - Fund
Section40 - Accounts and audit
Section41 - Annual report and its laying before Parliament
Chapter VIII Section42 - Power of Central Government to issue directions
Section43 - Taking over control and management of facilities and business premises of any entity and retail outlets in public interest
Chapter IX Section44 - Punishment for contravention of directions of the Board
Section45 - Penalty for willful failure to comply with orders of Appellate Tribunal
Section46 - Punishment for unauthorised activities
Section47 - Punishment for establishing or operating a liquefied natural gas terminal without registration
Section48 - Punishment for laying, building, operating or expanding a common carrier or contract carrier without authorisation
Section49 - Punishment for wilful damages to common carrier or contract carrier
Section50 - Offences by companies
Chapter X Section51 - Maintenance of data bank and information
Section52 - Obligations of entities
Section53 - Furnishing of returns, etc., to Central Government
Section54 - Chairperson, members, etc., to be public servants
Section55 - Protection of action taken in good faith
Section56 - Civil courts not to have jurisdiction
Section57 - Cognizance of certain offences
Section58 - Delegation
Section59 - Power to remove difficulties
Section60 - Power of Central Government to make rules
Section61 - Power of Board to make regulations
Section62 - Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament
Section63 - Transitional arrangements