13. PUNCTIONS OF THE CENTRAL COMMISSION. -The Central
Commission shall discharge all or any of the following functions, namely: -
(a) To regulate the tariff of Generating Companies owned or controlled
by the Central Government;
(b) To regulate the tariff of Generating Companies, other than those
owned or controlled by the Central Government specified in Cl. (a),
if such Generating Companies enter into or otherwise have a
composite scheme for generation and sale of electricity in more
than one State-,
(c) To regulate the inter-State transmission of energy including tariff of
the transmission utilities;
(d) To promote competition, efficiency and economy in the activities of
the electricity industry;
(e) To aid and advise the Central Government in the formulation of tariff
policy which shall be, -
(i) Fair to the consumers; and
(ii) Facilitate mobilisation of adequate resources for the power
sector;
(f) To associate with the environmental regulatory agencies to develop
appropriate policies and procedures for environmental regulation of
the power sector;
(g) To frame guidelines in matters relating to electricity tariff,
(h) To arbitrate or adjudicate upon disputes involving Generating
Companies or transmission utilities in regard to matters connected
with Cls. (a) to (c) above;
(i) To aid and advise the Central Government on any other matter
referred to the Central Commission by that Government.
14. THE CENTRAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. -
(1) The Central Commission may, by notification, establish with effect
from such date as it may specify in such notification. a Committee
to be known as the Central Advisory Committee,.
(2) The Central Advisory Committee shall consist of riot more than
thirty-one members to represent the interests of commerce,
industry, transport, agriculture, labour, consumers, nongovernmental organisations arid academic and research bodies in
the energy sector.
(3) The Chairperson and Members of the Central Commission shall be
ex-officio Chairperson and ex-offtcio Members of the Central
Advisory Committee.
15. THE OBJECT OF THE CENTRAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE -The objects
of the Central Advisory Committee shall be to advise the Central
Commission on, -
(i) Major questions of policy;
(ii) Matters relating to quality, continuity and extent of service provided
by the licensees;
(iii) Compliance by licensees with the conditions and requirements of
their licence:
(iv) Protection of consumer interest: and
(v) Energy supply and overall standards of performance by utilities.
16. APPFAL TO HIGH COURT IN CERTAIN CASES. -
(1) Any person aggrieved by any decision or order of the Central
Commission may file an appeal to the High Court.
(2) Except as aforesaid, no appeal or revision shall lie to any Court
from any decision or order of the Central Commission.
(3) Every appeal under this section shall be preferred within sixty days
from the date of communication of the decision or order of the
Central Commission to the person aggrieved by the said decision
or order:
Provided that the High Court may entertain an appeal after the
expiry of the said period of sixty days if it is satisfied that the
aggrieved person has sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal
within the said period of sixty days.