Energy Control Act. Country/Territory Austria Document type Legislation Date 2010 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleFederal Act on the regulating authority in the electricity and natural gas industry. Subject Energy Keyword Institution Energy conservation/energy production Natural gas Inspection Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Data collection/reporting Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract Article 2 of the above-mentioned Act rules that to facilitate the regulatory functions in the electricity and natural gas industry a public institution is set up under the name of “E-Control Austria for the regulation of the electricity and natural gas industry”. The text – consisting of 45 articles deals with the following aspects: general targets, organs, Board of directors, duties of the Board, functions of the Board, legal aid, regulatory commission and its tasks, supervisory Board, and its Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at References - Legislation Repeals Federal Act on tasks of the Regulatory Electricity Agency and the establishment of an Electricity Control Agency and the Electricity Control Commission. Legislation | Austria | 2000 | Repealed Keyword: Institution, Natural gas, Hydropower generation, Internal trade, International trade, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Natural Gas Management Act 2011. Legislation | Austria | 2011 Keyword: Basic legislation, Natural gas, Transport/storage, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, International trade, Offences/penalties, Mining, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Federal Act amending, inter alia, the Energy Control Act. Legislation | Austria | 2013 Keyword: Institution, Energy conservation/energy production, Inspection, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX