Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts

Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka Act (No. 35 of 2002)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.	   Short title, date of operation and application  
   2.	   Establishment of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka  
   3.	   Members of the Commission  
   4.	   Duties of the Constitutional Council under this Act  
   5.	   Qualifications &c of members of the Commission  
   6.	   Resignation, removal and term of office, of members of the Commission,  
   7.	   Procedure for removal of member from office  
   8.	   Chairman of the Commission  
   9.	   Meetings of the Commissioner  
   10.	   Seal of the Commission  
   11.	   Director-General and Deputy Director-General of the Commission  
   12.	   Staff of the Commission  
   13.	   official secrecy  
   14.	   Objectives of the Commission  
   15.	   Powers of the Commission to require information  
   16.	   General powers of the Commission  
   17.	   Functions of the Commission  
   18.	   Public hearing  
   19.	   Finality of order made under section 18 subject in appeal on a question of law  
   20.	   Evidence of documents  
   21.	   Contravention of an order, award or direction  
   22.	   Commission's competition functions  
   23.	   Criteria for Commission's competition function  
   24.	   Commission's competition enforcement powers  
   25.	   Powers of entry inspection and search  
   26.	   Principles to be applied  
   27.	   Offences and penalties  
   28.	   Consumer protection  
   29.	   Consumer Consultative Committee  
   30.	   Minister to issue general policy guidelines  
   31.	   Fund of the Commission  
   32.	   Power to borrow  
   33.	   Provision relating to expenditure  
   34.	   Accounts and audit  
   35.	   Co-operation between Commission and other bodies  
   36.	   Protection of action  
   37.	   Annual report  
   38.	   Power of Commission to make rules  
   39.	   Provision for conflict with other written laws  
   40.	   Adjustment of Commission to make rules  
   41.	   Members and Staff of the Commission deemed to be public servants  
   42.	   Commission deemed to be a schedules institution for the purpose of the Bribery Act  
   43.	   Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency  
   44.	   Interpretation