law: Electricity Act, 2003
  83. Joint
  
  Commission.-
  
  1.     
  
    Notwithstanding
  
  anything to the contrary contained in section 82, a Joint Commission may be
  
  constituted by an agreement to be entered into--
  a.      by two or more
  
  Governments of States; or
  b.     by the Central
  
  Government, in respect of one or more Union territories, and one or more
  
  Governments of States, and shall be in force for such period and shall be
  
  subject to renewal for each further period, if any, as may be stipulated in the
  
  agreement:
  Provided
  
  that  
  
  the Joint Commission, constituted under section 21A of the Electricity
  
  Regulatory Commissions Act, 1998, and functioning as such immediately before
  
  the appointed day, shall be the Joint Commission for the purposes of this Act
  
  and the Chairperson, Members, Secretary and other officers and employees
  
  thereof shall be deemed to have been appointed as such under this Act and they
  
  shall continue to hold office, on the same terms and conditions on which they
  
  were appointed under the Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act, 1998.
  1.     
  
  
  2.     
  
    The
  
  Joint Commission shall consist of one Member from each of the participating
  
  States and Union territories and the Chairperson shall be appointed from
  
  amongst the Members by consensus, failing which by rotation.
  3.     
  
    An
  
  agreement under sub-section (1) shall contain provisions as to the name of the
  
  Joint Commission, the manner in which the participating States may be
  
  associated in the selection of the Chairperson and Members of the Joint
  
  Commission, manner of appointment of Members and appointment of Chairperson by
  
  rotation or consensus, places at which the Commission shall sit, apportionment
  
  among the participating States of the expenditure in connection with the Joint
  
  Commission, manner in which the differences of opinion between the Joint
  
  Commission and the State Government concerned would be resolved and may also
  
  contain such other supplemental, incidental and consequential provisions not
  
  inconsistent with this Act as may be deemed necessary or expedient for giving
  
  effect to the agreement.
  4.     
  
    The
  
  Joint Commission shall determine tariff in respect of the participating States
  
  or Union territories separately and independently.
  5.     
  
    Notwithstanding
  
  anything contained in this section, the Central Government may, if so
  
  authorised by all the participating States, constitute a Joint Commission and
  
  may exercise the powers in respect of all or any of the matters specified under
  
  sub-section (3) and when so specifically authorised by the participating
  
  States.