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Public Utilities Commission Act.

Country/Territory
Anguilla (UK)
Document type
Legislation
Date
2004 (2014)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Water supply Institution
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

This Act regulates public utilitues in Anguilla, establishes the Public Utilities Commission as a body corporate and provides for its organization and administration. The primary function of the Commission is to exercise the powers and functions assigned to it under this Act, the designated enactments and any other enactment. Its general functions are: To secure, as far as it is economical to meet them, that all reasonable demands in Anguilla for electricity, telecommunications and piped water are met; (b) to secure that public utilities operate in a safe, efficient and economical manner; (c) to consider and determine applications, where required, for— (i) public suppliers licences, (ii) licences, including class licences, and frequency authorisations under the Telecommunications Act, and (iii) such other licences as may be provided for in any designated enactment; (d) to regulate and monitor public utilities; (e) to regulate and monitor telecommunications suppliers and holders of frequency authorisations in accordance with the Telecommunications Act; (f) to advise the Minister responsible for public utilities on matters relating to public utilities (including the production, distribution and supply of piped water). The Act is also about tariffs for utility services.

Full text
English
Website
pucanguilla.com