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TypeBare Act JurisdictionJharkhand Government

The Electricity Act, 2003 Section 178

Powers of Central Commission to make regulations.–

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The Electricity Act, 2003 Section 178 is part of The Electricity Act, 2003 - Powers of Central Commission to make regulations.–. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

1) The Central Commission may, by notification make regulations consistent with this Act and the rules generally to carry out the provisions of this Act.

(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the power contained in sub-section (1), such regulations may provide for all or any of following matters, namely:– (a) period to be specified under the first proviso to section 14;

(b) the form and the manner of the application under sub-section (1) of section 15;

(c) the manner and particulars of notice under sub-section (2) of section 15;

(d) the conditions of licence under section 16;

(e) the manner and particulars of notice under clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 18;

(f) publication of alterations or amendments to be made in the licence under clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 18;

(g) Grid Code under sub-section (2) of section 28;

(h) levy and collection of fees and charge from generating companies or transmission utilities or licensees under sub-section (4) of section 28;

(i) rates, charges and terms and conditions in respect of intervening transmission facilities under proviso to section 36;

(j) payment of the transmission charges and a surcharge under sub-clause (ii) of clause (d) of sub-section (2) of section 38;

(k) reduction 1*** of surcharge and cross subsidies under second proviso to sub-clause (ii) of clause (d) of sub-section (2) of section 38;

(l) payment of transmission charges and a surcharge under sub-clause (ii) of clause (c) of section 40;

(m) reduction 1*** of surcharge and cross-subsidies under the second proviso to sub-clause (ii) of clause (c) of section 40;

(n) proportion of revenues from other business to be utilised for reducing the transmission and wheeling charges under proviso to section 41;

(o) duties of electricity trader under sub-section (2) of section 52;

(p) standards of performance of a licensee or class of licensees under sub-section (1) of section 57;

(q) the period within which information to be furnished by the licensee under sub-section (1) of section 59; 2 [(r) the manner of reduction of cross-subsidies under clause (g) of section 61;]

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What does The Electricity Act, 2003 Section 178 provide?

Section Section 178 of the The Electricity Act, 2003 (Powers of Central Commission to make regulations.–) is reproduced on this page as part of the The Electricity Act, 2003. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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