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Provided that the appointment of the Secretary shall
be subject to the approval of the Central Government.
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1[(7)
The Chairman of the Authority may, by order, appoint
any two or more members of the Authority to act
on behalf of the Authority in relation to any matter
referred to in clause (ii) of sub-section (1).
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(8)
No. act or proceeding of the Authority shall be
invalid merely on the ground of the existence of
any vacancy in, or any defect in the constitution
of, the Authority.]
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4. It shall be the duty of each 2(State
Electricity Board, Generating Company,] State Government
Electricity Department or other licensee or person
supplying electricity for public or private purposes,
or generating electricity for its or his own use
3[or consuming electricity] to furnish
to the Authority such accounts, statistics,
4[returns or other information] relating to
the generation supply and use of electricity as
it may require and at such times and in such form
and manner as it may direct.
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5[4A.
(1) In the discharge of its functions, the Authority
shall be guided by such directions in matters of
policy involving public interest as the Central
government may give to it in writing.
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(2)
If any question arises as to whether any such direction
relates to a matter of policy involving public interest,
the decision of the Central Government thereon shall
be final.
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4B.
(1) The Central government may, by notification
in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying
out the purposes of this Chapter.
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(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality
of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for
all or any of the following matters, namely :-
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(a)
the functions and duties of the Authority and the
manner in which such functions and duties shall
be exercised and performed, under sub-section (1)
of section 3;
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(b) the terms and conditions of service of the Chairman
and other members of the Authority (including the
allowances and fees payable to members, but not
including the salaries and allowances payable to
the Chairman and other full-time members, of the
Authority) under sub-section (4A) and sub-section
(4B) of section 3;
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(c) any other matter which is required to be, or
may be, prescribed by the Central government.
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(3) Every rule made by the Central Government under
this Chapter shall be laid, as soon as may be after
it is made, before each House of Parliament while
it is in session for a total period of thirty days
which may be comprised in one session or in two
or more successive sessions, and if, before the
expiry of the session immediately following the
session or the successive session aforesaid, both
Houses agree in making any modification in the rule
or both Houses agree that the rule should not be
made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only
in such modified form or be of no effect, as the
case may be; so, however, that any such modification
or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity
of anything previously done under that rule.
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4C.. The Authority may make regulations, not inconsistent
with the provisions of this Act and the rules made
by the Central Government thereunder, to provide
for all or any of the following matters, namely:-
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(a)
summoning and holding of meetings of the Authority,
the times and places at which such meetings shall
be held, the conduct of business thereat and the number
of members required to constitute a quorum;
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(b)
any other matter arising out of the functions of the
Authority under this Act for which it is necessary
or expedient to make regulations.]
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