Act Info:Preamble1 - ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSIONS ACT, 1998
Chapter 1
Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement
Section2 - Definitions
Chapter 2
Section3 - Establishment and incorporation of Central Commission
Section4 - Qualification for appointment of Chairperson and other Members of Central Commission
Section5 - Constitution of Selection Committee to recommend Members
Section6 - Term of office, salary and allowances and other conditions of service of Chairperson and Members
Section7 - Removal of Members
Section8 - Officers of Central Commission and other staff
Section9 - Proceedings of Central Commission
Section10 - Vacancies, etc. not to invalidate proceedings of Central Commission
Section11 - Expenses of Central Commission to be charged upon Consolidated Fund of India
Section12 - Powers of Central Commission
Chapter 3
Section13 - Functions of Central Commission
Section14 - Central Advisory Committee
Section15 - Objects of Central Advisory Committee
Section16 - Appeal to High Court in certain cases
Chapter 4
Section17 - Establishment and incorporation of State Commission
Section18 - Constitution of Selection Committee by State Government
Section19 - Term of office, salary and allowances and other conditions of service of Chairperson and Members
Section20 - Removal of Members
Section21 - Officers of State Commission and other staff
Chapter4A - JOINT ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION
Section21A - Constitution of Joint State Commission
Section21B - Special provision relating to giving of directions
Chapter 5
Section22 - Functions of State Commission
Section23 - Application of certain provisions relating to Central Commission to State Commissions
Section24 - State Advisory Committee
Section25 - Objects of State Advisory Committee
Section26 - Representation before State Commission
Section27 - Appeal to High Court in certain cases
Chapter 6
Section28 - Determination of tariff by Central Commission
Section29 - Determination of tariff by State Commission
Section30 - Reasons for deviation by Commissions
Chapter 7
Section31 - Budget of Central Commission
Section32 - Accounts and audit of Central Commission
Section33 - Budget of State Commission
Section34 - Accounts and audit of State Commission
Section35 - Annual report of Central Commission
Section36 - Annual report of State Commission
Chapter 8
Section37 - Transparency in Commissions
Section38 - Directions by Central Government
Section39 - Directions by State Government
Section40 - Members, officers and employees of Central Commission to be public servants
Section41 - Special provision relating to the Orissa Electricity Reform Act, 1995 or Haryana State Electricity Reform Act, 1997
Section42 - Proceedings before Commission
Section43 - Protection of action taken in good faith
Section44 - Punishment for non-compliance of orders or directions under the Act
Section45 - Punishment for non-compliance of directions given by a Commission
Section46 - Power of seizure
Section47 - Offences by companies
Section48 - Cognizance of offences
Section49 - Inconsistency in laws
Section50 - Delegation
Section51 - Amendment of Act 54 of 1948
Section52 - Overriding effect
Section53 - Power to give directions
Section54 - Power of Central Government to make rules
Section55 - Power of Central Commission to make regulations
Section56 - Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament
Section57 - Power of State Government to make rules
Section58 - Power of State Commission to make regulations
Section59 - Rules and regulations to be laid before State Legislature
Section60 - Power to remove difficulties
Section61 - Repeal and Saving
Amending Act1 - ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSIONS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2001
Repealing Act1 - ELECTRICITY ACT, 2003