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Utilities Appeal Tribunal Act (Cap. 307).

Country/Territory
Bahamas
Document type
Legislation
Date
2009
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Energy
Keyword
Court/tribunal Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

This Act makes provision for the establishment of a Utilities Appeal Tribunal and defines its functions and powers. The Tribunal shall be an ad hoc tribunal and shall exercise its functions, when required, by panels constituted in accordance with this Act. The Tribunal shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine all appeals, matters and disputes referred to it and shall have such original, appellate and supervisory jurisdiction as may be conferred upon it by any law relating to a sector regulated by the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority or by any other law. The Tribunal may also act as arbitrator under the terms of any agreement which provides for referring any matter in relation to a regulated sector to arbitration by the Tribunal.

Full text
English
Website
laws.bahamas.gov.bs

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Utilities Appeal Tribunal Rules, 2014 (S.l. No. 2 of 2014) .

Legislation | Bahamas | 2014

Keyword: Waterworks, Water supply, Sewerage, Court/tribunal, Dispute settlement, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Source: FAO, FAOLEX