Electricity Regulatory Commission to exercise the powers conferred on, and
discharge the functions assigned to, it under this Act.
(2) The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission, established
under section 3 of the Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act, 1998 and
functioning as such immediately before the appointed date, shall be deemed to be
the Central Commission for the purposes of this Act and the Chairperson,
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the Central Commission for the purposes of this Act and the Chairperson,
Members, Secretary, and other officers and employees thereof shall deemed to
have been appointed 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.
Provided that the Chairperson and other Members of the Central Commission
appointed, before the commencement of this Act, under the Electricity Regulatory
Commissions Act, 1998, may, on the recommendations of the Selection Committee
constituted under sub-section (1) of section 78, be allowed, to opt for the terms and
conditions under this Act by the Central Government.
(3) The Central Commission shall be a body corporate by the name
aforesaid, having perpetual succession and a common seal with power to acquire,
hold and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and to contract and
shall, by the said name, sue or be sued.
(4) The head office of the Central Commission shall be at such
place as the Central Government may, by notification, specify.
(5) The Central Commission shall consist of the following Members
namely:-
(a) a Chairperson and three other Members;
(b) the Chairperson of the Authority who shall be the Member, ex
officio.
(6) The Chairperson and Members of the Central Commission shall
be appointed by the Central Government on the recommendation of the Selection
Committee referred to in section 78.
Qualification for
appointment of
Members of
Central
Commission.
Section 76 • The Electricity Act 2003
Section 76. (1) There shall be a Commission to be known as the Central
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Section 76
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