Utility regulation and competition Act. País/Territorio Islas Caiman (RU) Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2016 (2020) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Título completoUtility regulation and competition Act (2021 Revision). Materia Energía, Agua, General Palabra clave Acceso-a-la-información Protección del consumidor Institución Comercio interior Inspección Conservación de energía/producción de energía Hidrocarburos Abastecimiento de agua Área geográphica Americas, Caribe, América Latina y el Caribe Resumen This Act applies to any utility service unless the contrary is provided expressly or by necessary implication in any other Law. There is established a body to be called the Utility Regulation and Competition Office, having the functions and powers conferred or imposed upon it by this and any other Law. The Office shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal and, subject to the provisions of this Act, shall have power to buy, sell, hold, deal and otherwise acquire and dispose of land and other property of any kind and to enter into contracts and to do all things necessary or desirable for the purposes of its functions and powers. The Office may sue and be sued in its corporate name and it shall have exclusive right to use the name the “Office of Competition and Regulation”. The Office shall establish and maintain its head office and principal place of business within the Islands, and shall cause details thereof to be gazetted, and service of all documents on the Office shall be deemed to be effective if delivered at the head office. The principal functions of the Office, in the markets and sectors for which it has responsibility, are — (a) to promote objectives set out in any Policy; (b) to promote appropriate effective and fair competition; (c) to protect the short and long term interests of consumers in relation to utility services and in so doing — (i) supervise, monitor, and regulate any sectoral provider, in accordance with this Act, the regulations and sectoral legislation and any general policies made by Cabinet in writing; (ii) ensure that utility services are satisfactory and efficient and that charges imposed in respect of utility services are reasonable and reflect efficient costs of providing the services; and (iii) publish information, reports and other documents relating to utility services; and (d) to promote innovation and facilitate economic and national development. Texto completo Inglés Página web www.ofreg.ky Referencias - Legislación Enmendado porr Utility Regulation and Competition (Amendment) Act, 2022. Legislación | Islas Caiman (RU) | 2022 Palabra clave: Acceso-a-la-información, Protección del consumidor, Institución, Comercio interior, Inspección Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX