Utilities Charges Commission Act

Arrangement of Sections

4. office.

6. Functions

10. and report back to the Commission.

11. that consumers are not made to absorb avoidable costs; and

12. commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of HI 0,000 or imprisonment

13. time.

14. offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of N 1 ,000 or imprisonment for a term not

15. Financial provisions

16. functions of the Commission under this Act.

17. Auditor-General for the Federation.

18. Miscellaneous

19. The Commission may with the approval of the Federal Government make regulations

20. “functions” includes powers and duties.

PART I

Establishment, membership, etc., of the Commission

SECTION

Establishment of the Utilities Charges Commission.

Membership.

PART II

Secretary and other staff of the Commission

Appointment of Executive Secretary.

Other staff of the Commission.

Service in the Commission to be pensionable.

PART III

Functions

Functions of the Commission.

Approval to increase rates, etc.

Complaint by persons.

Power of Commission to initiate investigation into rates, etc.

Principles to be considered.

Guidelines and enforcement.

Power to obtain information.

Offence.

Offence by bodies corporate, etc.

PART IV

Financial provisions

Funds.

Accounts and audit.

Annual reports.

PART V

Miscellaneous

Regulations.

Interpretation.

Short title.

SCHEDULES

FIRST SCHEDULE

Proceedings of the Commission

SECOND SCHEDULE

List of Public Utilities

UTILITIES CHARGES COMMISSION ACT

An Act to establish the Utilities Charges Commission and for matters connected therewith.

[1992 No. 104.]

[30 th December, 1992]

[Cornmencernent.]

PART I

Establishment, membership, etc., of the Commission

Establishment of the Utilities Charges Commission

(in this Act referred to as “the Commission”).

appropriate for the effective discharge of its functions.

Membership

that is-