Section 83. (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in section 82,

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    "act_title": "The Electricity Act 2003",
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    "section": {
        "number": "83",
        "title": "Section 83. (1)  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in section 82,",
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        "content": "a Joint Commission  may be constituted by an agreement to be entered into -  \n \n (a)    by two or more Governments of States; or  \n \n(b) by the Central Government, in respect of one or more Union \nterritories, and one or more Governments of States, \n \n and  shall  be in force for such period and shall be subject to renewal  for \neach further  period, if any,  as may  be stipulated  in the agreement: \n \n Provided  that the Joint  Commission, constituted  under section 21 A of \nElectricity Regulatory  Commi\nssions  Act,  1998 and functioning  as such  \nimmediately before  the appointed day, shall  be the Joint Commission for the \npurposes of this Act  and the Chairperson, members, Secretary and other  officers \nand employees  thereof shall be deemed to have been appointed  as such under this \nAct  and they shall  continue to hold office, on the same  terms and conditions on \nwhich they were appointed under the  Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act,",
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    "next_section": "1998"
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