UTILITIES CHARGES COMMISSION ACT
Section 11: Guidelines and enforcement As Amended by Section 3 of the UTILITIES CHARGES COMMISSION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2016
(1) The Commission may from time to time and shall when so directed by the President, prepare guidelines on any question relating to tariff charges or permissible increase or services of any description provided by any Scheduled Utility or to returns on capital invested in any form of property owned by any such Scheduled Utility.
(2) Guidelines prepared pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, shall be submitted to the President who may direct such action thereon as he may consider fit in the circumstances.
(3) When the President directs the enforcement of any matter pursuant to this section, it shall be the duty of the Commission to implement any such direction.
(4) The Commission shall give public notice in any manner as it may determine of any matter required to be enforced pursuant to this section.
(5) A person who contravenes any guideline issued under the provisions of this section commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of N500,000 or imprisonment for two years or to both such fine and imprisonment.
Cite this section
Section 11, UTILITIES CHARGES COMMISSION ACT (1992).
https://repo.podus.ai/laws/utilities-charges-commission-act/section/11/