3. Functions of the Commission

to advise the Government on all matters concerning the generation, transmission, distribution, supply and use of electricity in Sri Lanka;

to exercise licensing, regulatory and inspection functions, as the case may be, in respect of matters provided for in this Act, to regulate the implementation codes of practice and other requirements imposed by or under this Act relating to the generation, transmission, distribution, supply and use of electricity in Sri Lanka ;

to approve such technical and operational codes and standards as are required from time to time to be developed by licensees;

to regulate tariffs and other charges levied by licensees and other electricity undertakings, in order to ensure that the most economical and efficient service possible is provided to consumers;

after consultation with transmission and distribution licensees, to publish a statement setting out the rights and obligations of consumers arising under sections 23 to 29 and Schedules I and II to this Act;

to collect and record information relating to the generation, transmission, distribution, supply and use of electricity in Sri Lanka;

to set and enforce technical and other standards relating to the safety, quality, continuity and reliability of electricity supply services and metering services;

to promote the efficient use and conservation of electricity;

to prepare, within three months of the coming into force of this Act and to revise, from time to time thereafter, a regulatory manual containing a code of good practice relating to the functions assigned to the Commission by or under this Act;

to pursue any matter relating to the functions conferred on or assigned to the Commission by or under this Act within such period and in such manner as may be specified in the regulatory manual;

subject to the provisions of this Act, to consult to the extent the Commission considers it appropriate, any person or group of persons who may be affected or are likely to be affected by the decisions of the

to undertake all incidental or ancillary measures that it considers appropriate for the effective discharge of its functions.