law: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006
  61. Power of Board to
  
  make regulations.-
  1.  The
  
  Board may, by notification, make regulations consistent with this Act and the
  
  rules made there under to carry out the provisions of this Act.
  2.  In
  
  particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power,
  
  such regulations may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:-
   
  
   i.  
  
    the
  
  time and places of meetings of the Board and the procedure (including quorum
  
  necessary for the transaction of business) to be followed at such meetings under
  
  sub-section (1) of section 8;
   
  
  
  
   ii.  
  
    the
  
  powers and duties of the Secretary under sub-section (1) of section 10;
   
  
   iii.  
  
    the
  
  terms and conditions of the consultants appointed under sub-section (4) of
  
  section 10;
   
  
   iv.  
  
    the
  
  capacity of storage facilities for petroleum, petroleum products or natural gas
  
  requiring registration under sub-clause (iii) of clause (b) of section 11;
   
  
   v.  
  
    regulating
  
  open access to and transportation rate for the common carrier or contract
  
  carrier or city or local natural gas distribution network and other matters
  
  referred to in clause (e) of section 11;
   
  
   vi.  
  
    marketing
  
  service obligations for entities and retail service obligations for retail
  
  outlets under sub-clause (v) of clause (f) of section 11;
   
  
   vii.  
  
    levy
  
  of fees and other charges under clause (g) of section 11;
   
  
   viii.  
  
    the
  
  technical standards and specifications including safety standards in activities
  
  relating to petroleum, petroleum products and natural gas under clause (i) of
  
  section 11;
   
  
   ix.  
  
    the
  
  procedure to be followed by the Board including the places at which it shall conduct
  
  its business under sub-section (3) of section 13;
   
  
   x.  
  
    the
  
  manner of maintaining the Petroleum and Natural Gas Register under sub-section
  
  (1) of section 14;
   
  
   xi.  
  
    the
  
  form and manner of making application for obtaining certified copy of any entry
  
  in the register and the fee which shall accompany such application, under
  
  sub-section (4) of section 14;
   
  
   xii.  
  
    the
  
  form and manner in which an application under sub-section (1) of section 15
  
  shall be made and the fee which shall accompany such application under
  
  sub-section (2) of section 15;
   
  
   xiii.  
  
    the
  
  manner by which a certificate of registration granted under sub-section (3) of
  
  section 15 may be suspended or cancelled under sub-section (4) of section 15;
   
  
   xiv.  
  
    the
  
  form and manner in which an application under sub-section (1) or sub-section
  
  (2) of section 17 shall be made and the fee which shall accompany such
  
  application under sub-section (3) of section 17;
   
  
   xv.  
  
    the
  
  form and manner in which publicity of acceptance of applications for
  
  registration shall be made under section 18;
   
  
   xvi.  
  
    the
  
  manner of selection of an entity under sub-section (2) of section 19;
   
  
   xvii.  
  
    the
  
  principles for determining the number of years for which a city or local
  
  natural gas distribution network shall be excluded from the purview of a common
  
  carrier or contract carrier under sub-section (4) of section 20;
    xviii.  
  
    the
  
  guiding principles to be followed by the Board and the objectives for
  
  declaring, or authorising to lay, build, operate or expand a common carrier or
  
  contract carrier for declaring, or authorising to lay, build, operate or expand
  
  a city or local natural gas distribution network, under sub-section (5) of
  
  section 20;
   
  
   xix.  
  
    the
  
  affiliate code of conduct under which the entities are required to comply with
  
  under the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 21;
   
  
   xx.  
  
    the
  
  transportation tariffs for common carriers or contract carriers or city or
  
  local natural gas distribution network and the manner of determining such
  
  tariffs under sub-section (1) of section 22;
   
  
   xxi.  
  
    the
  
  form in which a complaint may be made and the fee which shall accompany such
  
  complaint, under sub-section (2) of section 25;
   
  
   xxii.  
  
    the
  
  manner of holding an investigation by an Investigating Officer under
  
  sub-section (1) of section 26;
    xxiii.  
  
    the
  
  qualifications and experience which any person for appointment as an
  
  Investigating Officer shall possess, under sub-section (2) of section 26;
    xxiv.  
  
    the
  
  form and manner of maintaining data bank and information system by the Board
  
  under sub-section (1) of section 51;
   
  
   xxv.  
  
    maintenance
  
  of documentary records by an entity, under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of
  
  section 52;
    xxvi.  
  
    any
  
  other type of documents which are to be registered with the Board under
  
  sub-clause (ii) of clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 52;
    xxvii.  
  
    any
  
  other matter which is required to be, or may be, specified by regulations or in
  
  respect of which provision is to be or may be made by regulations.