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The Gujarat Electricity Industry (Reorganisation and Regulation) Act, 2003

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This legislation establishes the legal framework to restructure and regulate the electricity sector across the State of Gujarat. It empowers the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission as an independent body responsible for issuing power licenses, setting fair electricity tariffs, enforcing service quality standards, and resolving sector disputes. The law applies to power generation, transmission, and distribution companies, state energy entities, and electricity consumers. By transferring public electricity undertakings into reorganized corporate entities and transitioning to transparent regulation, the Act aims to enhance operational efficiency, foster competition, safeguard consumer interests, and ensure a reliable, financially sustainable power supply throughout the state.

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Chapter I PRELIMINARY →

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2Definitions

Chapter II ESTABLISHMENT AND CONSTITUTION OF →

  1. 3Establishment and incorporation of Commission
  2. 4Headquarters of Commission
  3. 5Constitution of Commission. 4
  4. 6Constitution of Selection Committee and its functions.
  5. 7Term of office and conditions of members.
  6. 8Oath of office and secrecy.
  7. 9Disqualifications.
  8. 10Removal and resignation of member.
  9. 11Prohibition of appearance before Commission, etc. on ceasing to be member.
  10. 12Proceedings of Commission.
  11. 13Officers and employees of Commission.
  12. 14Consultants.
  13. 15Funding of expenses of Commission.
  14. 16Acts and proceedings presumed to be valid.

Chapter III FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF →

  1. 17Functions of Commission.
  2. 18Powers of Commission.

Chapter IV LICENSING OF TRANSMISSION AND →

  1. 19Prohibition against business of transmission, distribution or supply of electricity.
  2. 20Grant of Licence. 15
  3. 21Powers of licensee.
  4. 22Amendment of license.
  5. 23Revocation of licence.
  6. 24Provisions where licence is revoked.
  7. 25Restrictions on licensees.
  8. 26Exemption from the requirement to have a license.
  9. 27Sanction by State Government in case of emergency.

Chapter V REORGANISATION OF GOVERNMENT →

  1. 28Reorganisation of Government Electricity Industry. 26
  2. 29Provisions relating to transfer of personnel.
  3. 30Variations of transfer.
  4. 31Furnishing of information regarding establishment of generating stations.

Chapter VI TARIFFS →

  1. 32Licensee's revenues and tariffs
  2. 33Financial assistance to license by State Government

Chapter VII COMMISSION’S POWER TO PASS ORDERS →

  1. 34Orders for preventing contraventions by licences.
  2. 35Final orders for preventing contraventions.
  3. 36Power to modify or revoke final order.
  4. 37Enforcement of orders.
  5. 38Power of Commission to assume management or control of undertaking of a licensee in certain cases.
  6. 39Fines and charges.
  7. 40Co-operation of police.

Chapter VIII ADVISORY COMMITTEE, STANDARDS OF →

  1. 41Advisory Committee
  2. 42Performance of standards of supply of electricity.
  3. 43Information of standards of performance
  4. 44Information with respect to level of performances.
  5. 45Restriction on disclosure of information.

Chapter IX ACCOUNTS, AUDIT AND REPORTS →

  1. 46Budget of Commission.
  2. 47Accounts and audit of Commission.
  3. 48Annual report of Commission

Chapter X ARBITRATION AND APPEALS →

  1. 49Arbitration by Commission.
  2. 50Appeals against the orders of the Commission.
  3. 51Finality of decision of Commission
  4. 52Bar of jurisdiction of civil court

Chapter XI OFFENCES AND PENALTIES →

  1. 53Penalty for contravention of section 19.
  2. 54General penanlty.
  3. 55Offences by companies.
  4. 56Cognisance of offences.
  5. 57Compounding of offences.

Chapter XII MISCELLANEOUS →

  1. 58Recovery of fees, fines, charges, etc.
  2. 59Applicati0on of fine.
  3. 60Proceedings Before Commission
  4. 61Members, officers and servants of the Commission and members of Selection Committee to be public servants.
  5. 62Protection of action taken in good faith.
  6. 63Power of the State Government to give directions.
  7. 64Power of State Government to make rules.
  8. 65Power of Commission to make regulations.
  9. 66Power to remove difficulties.
  10. 67Amendment of IX of 1910.
  11. 68Amendment of 54 of 1948.

Chapter XIII EFFECT ON EXISTING CENTRAL →

  1. 69Effect of Act on IX of 1910 and 54 of 1948.
  2. 70Effect of the Act on 14 of 1998.
  3. 71Application of section 7 of Bom. I of 1904.
  4. 72Saving.

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