Section 181. (Powers of State Commissions to make regulations)

 

Section 181. (Powers of State Commissions to make regulations): — (1) The

State Commissions 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 the

following matters, namely: –

(a) period to be specified under the first proviso of section 14;

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

section 15;

(c) the manner and particulars of application for licence to be

published under sub-section (2) of section 15;

(d) the conditions of licence section 16;

(e) the manner and particulars of notice under clause(a) of subsection

(2) of section 18;

(f) publication of the alterations or amendments to be made in the

licence under clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 18;

(g) levy and collection of fees and charges from generating companies

or licensees under sub-section (3) of section 32;

(h) rates, charges and the term and conditions in respect of

intervening transmission facilities under proviso to section 36;

(i) payment of the transmission charges and a surcharge under subclause

(ii) of clause(d) of sub-section (2) of section 39;

(j) reduction 1[***] of surcharge and cross subsidies under second

proviso to sub-clause (ii) of clause (d) of sub-section (2) of section

39;

(k) manner and utilisation of payment and surcharge under the

fourth proviso to sub-clause(ii) of clause (d) of sub-section (2) of

section 39;

(l) payment of the transmission charges and a surcharge under subclause(

ii) of clause (c) of section 40;

(m) reduction 1[***] of surcharge and cross subsidies under second

proviso to sub-clause (ii) of clause (c) of section 40;

(n) the manner of payment of surcharge under the fourth proviso to

sub-clause (ii) of clause (c) of section 40;

(o) proportion of revenues from other business to be utilised for

reducing the transmission and wheeling charges under proviso to

section 41;

(p) reduction 2[***] of surcharge and cross-subsidies under the third

proviso to sub-section (2) of section 42;

(q) payment of additional charges on charges of wheeling under subsection

(4) of section 42;

(r ) guidelines under sub-section (5) of section 42;

(s) the time and manner for settlement of grievances under sub-section

(7) of section 42;

(t) the period to be specified by the State Commission for the purposes

specified under sub-section (1) of section 43;

(u) methods and principles by which charges for electricity shall be

fixed under sub-section (2) of section 45;

(v) reasonable security payable to the distribution licensee under

sub-section (1) of section 47;

(w) payment of interest on security under sub-section (4) of section 47;

(x) electricity supply code under section 50;

(y) the proportion of revenues from other business to be utilised for

reducing wheeling charges under proviso to section 51;

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

(za) standards of performance of a licensee or a class of licensees under

sub-section (1) of section 57;

(zb) the period within which information to be furnished by the licensee under

sub-section (1) of section 59;

1[(zc) the ma

nner of reduction of cross-subsidies under clause (g) of

section 61;]

(zd) the terms and conditions for the determination of tariff under section 61;

(ze) details to be furnished by licensee or generating company under

sub-section (2) of section 62;

(zf) the methodologies and procedures for calculating the expected

revenue from tariff and charges under sub-section (5) of section

62;

(zg) the manner of making an application before the State Commission and the

fee payable therefor under sub-section (1) of section 64;

(zh) issue of tariff order with modifications or conditions under subsection(

3) of section 64;

(zi) the manner by which development of market in power including

trading specified under section 66;

(zj) the powers and duties of the Secretary of the State Commission

under sub-section (1) of section 91;

(zk) the terms and conditions of service of the secretary, officers and

other employees of the State Commission under sub-section (2) of

section 91;

(zl) rules of procedure for transaction of business under sub-section

(1) of section 92;

(zm) minimum information to be maintained by a licensee or the

generating company and the manner of such information to be

maintained under sub-section (8) of section 128;

(zn) the manner of service and publication of notice under section 130;

(zo) the form of preferring the appeal and the manner in which such

form shall be verified and the fee for preferring the appeal under

sub-section (1) of section 127;

(zp) any other matter which is to be, or may be, specified.

(3) All regulations made by the State Commission under this Act shall be

subject to the condition of previous publication.