Section 47 Electricity Act 2023

Section 47 of the Electricity Act 2023 is about Decisions and orders of the Commission. It is under Part V (Establishment, Functions and Powers of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission) of the Act.

(1) The Chairman shall ensure that all Commission decisions and orders —
(a) contain the basis for the decision or order;
(b) are properly recorded in writing; and
(c) are accessible to the public at reasonable times and places.

(2) The Commission shall issue written reasons in respect of any decisions or orders affecting the existing rights of any person if the affected person requests such written reasons.

(3) The Commission may issue written reasons in. respect of any other decision or order as the Commission deems necessary.

(4) Every recommendation, declaration, decision or order of the Commission, if purported to be signed by a person describing himself as the Chairman of the Commission, or by a person describing himself as the Vice-Chairman acting in the capacity of the Chairman, shall, unless the contrary is shown, be deemed to be made by the Commission and to have been so signed and may be proved by the production of a copy purporting to have been so signed.

(5) The Commission may make interim orders pending the final disposition of a matter before it.