law: Electricity Act, 2003
  178. Powers of
  
  Central Commission to make regulations.-
  1.     
  
    The
  
  Central Commission 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
  
  subsection (1), such regulations may provide for all or any of following
  
  matters, namely:--
  a.      period to be
  
  specified under the first proviso to section 14;
  b.     the form and the
  
  manner of the application under sub-section (1) of section 15;
  c.      the manner and
  
  particulars of notice under sub-section (2) of section 15;
  d.     the conditions of
  
  licence under section 16;
  e.      the manner and
  
  particulars of notice under clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 18;
  f.      publication of
  
  alterations or amendments to be made in the licence under clause (c) of
  
  sub-section (2) of section 18;
  g.     Grid Code under
  
  sub-section (2) of section 28;
  h.      levy and collection
  
  of fees and charge from generating companies or transmission utilities or
  
  licensees under sub-section (4) of section 28;
  i.       rates, charges and
  
  terms and conditions in respect of intervening transmission facilities under
  
  proviso to section 36;
  j.       payment of
  
  transmission charges and a surcharge under sub-clause (ii) of clause (d) of
  
  sub-section (2) of section 38;
  k.      reduction -- of
  
  surcharge and cross subsidies under second proviso to sub-clause (ii) of clause
  
  (d) of sub-section (2) of section 38;
  l.       payment of
  
  transmission charges and a surcharge under sub-clause (ii) of clause (c) of
  
  section 40;
  m.    reduction --- of
  
  surcharge and cross subsidies under the second proviso to sub-clause (ii) of
  
  clause (c) of section 40;
  n.      proportion of
  
  revenues from other business to be utilised for reducing the transmission and
  
  wheeling charges under proviso to section 41;
  o.     duties of electricity
  
  trader under sub-section (2) of section 52;
  p.     standards of
  
  performance of a licensee or class of licensees under sub-section (1) of
  
  section 57;
  q.     the period within
  
  which information to be furnished by the licensee under subsection (1) of
  
  section 59;
  r.       the manner for
  
  reduction of cross-subsidies under clause (g) of section 61;
  s.      the terms and
  
  conditions for the determination of tariff under section 61;
  t.       details to be
  
  furnished by licensee or generating company under sub-section (2) of section
  
  62;
  u.      the procedures for
  
  calculating the expected revenue from tariff and charges under sub-section (5)
  
  of section 62;
  v.      the manner of making
  
  an application before the Central Commission and the fee payable therefor under
  
  sub-section (1) of section 64;
  w.     the manner of
  
  publication of draft tariff order under sub-section (3) of section 64;
  x.      issue of tariff order
  
  with modifications or conditions under sub-section (4) of section 64;
  y.      the manner by which
  
  development of market in power including trading specified under section 66;
  z.      the powers and duties
  
  of the Secretary of the Central Commission under subsection (1) of section 91;
  za.    the terms and
  
  conditions of service of the Secretary, officers and other employees of Central
  
  Commission under sub-section (3) of section 91;
  zb.   the rules of
  
  procedure for transaction of business under sub-section (1) of section 92;
  zc.    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;
  zd.   the manner of service
  
  and publication of notice under section 130;
  ze.    any other matter
  
  which is to be, or may be specified by regulations.
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  3.     
  
    All
  
  regulations made by the Central Commission under this Act shall be subject to
  
  the conditions of previous publication.