law: Electricity Act, 2003
  181. Powers of State
  
  Commissions to make regulations.-
  1.     
  
    The
  
  State Commissions 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 the following
  
  matters, namely:-
  a.      period to be
  
  specified under the first proviso to section 14;
  b.     the form and the
  
  manner of application under sub-section (1) of section 15;
  c.      the manner and
  
  particulars of application for license to be published 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 the
  
  alterations or amendments to be made in the licence under clause (c) of
  
  sub-section (2) of section 18;
  g.     levy and collection
  
  of fees and charges from generating companies or licensees under sub-section
  
  (3) of section 32;
  h.      rates, charges and the
  
  term and conditions in respect of intervening transmission facilities under
  
  proviso to section 36;
  i.       payment of the
  
  transmission charges and a surcharge under sub-clause (ii) of clause (d) of
  
  sub-section (2) of section 39;
  j.       reduction -- of
  
  surcharge and cross subsidies under second proviso to sub-clause (ii) of clause
  
  (d) of sub-section (2) of section 39;
  k.      manner and
  
  utilization of payment and surcharge under the fourth proviso to sub-clause
  
  (ii) of clause (d) of sub-section (2) of section 39;
  l.       payment of the transmission
  
  charges and a surcharge under sub-clause (ii) of clause (c) of section 40;
  m.    reduction --- of
  
  surcharge and cross subsidies under second proviso to sub-clause (ii) of clause
  
  (c) of section 40;
  n.      the manner of payment
  
  of surcharge under the fourth proviso to sub-clause (ii) of clause (c) of
  
  section 40;
  o.     proportion of
  
  revenues from other business to be utilised for reducing the transmission and
  
  wheeling charges under proviso to section 41;
  p.     reduction -- of
  
  surcharge and cross subsidies under the third proviso to sub-section (2) of
  
  section 42;
  q.     payment of additional
  
  charges on charges of wheeling under sub-section (4) of section 42;
  r.       guidelines under
  
  sub-section (5) of section 42;
  s.      the time and manner
  
  for settlement of grievances under sub-section (7) of section 42;
  t.       the period to be
  
  specified by the State Commission for the purposes specified under sub-section
  
  (1) of section 43;
  u.      methods and
  
  principles by which charges for electricity shall be fixed under sub-section
  
  (2) of section 45;
  v.      reasonable security payable
  
  to the distribution licensee under sub-section (1) of section 47;
  w.     payment of interest
  
  on security under sub-section (4) of section 47;
  x.      electricity supply
  
  code under section 50;
  y.      the proportion of
  
  revenues from other business to be utilised for reducing wheeling charges under
  
  proviso to section 51;
  z.      duties of electricity
  
  trader under sub-section (2) of section 52;
  za.    standards of
  
  performance of a licensee or a class of licensees under subsection (1) of
  
  section 57;
  zb.   the period within
  
  which information to be furnished by the licensee under sub-section (1) of
  
  section 59;
  zc.    the manner of
  
  reduction of cross-subsidies under clause (g) of section 61;
  zd.   the terms and
  
  conditions for determination of tariff under section 61;
  ze.    details to be
  
  furnished by licensee or generating company under sub-section (2) of section
  
  62;
  zf.    the methodologies and
  
  procedures for calculating the expected revenue from tariff and charges under
  
  sub-section (5) of section 62;
  zg.   the manner of making
  
  an application before the State Commission and the fee payable there for under
  
  sub-section (1) of section 64;
  zh.    issue of tariff order
  
  with modifications or conditions under sub-section (3) of section 64;
  zi.     the manner by which
  
  development of market in power including trading specified under section 66;
  zj.     the powers and duties
  
  of the Secretary of the State Commission under subsection (1) of section 91;
  zk.    the terms and
  
  conditions of service of the secretary, officers and other employees of the
  
  State Commission under sub-section (2) of section 91;
  zl.     rules of procedure
  
  for transaction of business under sub-section (1) of section 92;
  zm.  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;
  zn.    the manner of service
  
  and publication of notice under section 130;
  zo.   the form of and
  
  preferring the appeal and the manner in which such form shall be verified and
  
  the fee for preferring the appeal under sub-section (1) of section 127;
  zp.   any other matter
  
  which is to be, or may be, specified.
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  2.     
  
  
  3.     
  
    All
  
  regulations made by the State Commission under this Act shall be subject to the
  
  condition of previous publication.