Delaware Code Title 26 Sec. 212 – Compliance with laws, ordinances and charter
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The Commission may, after hearing, upon notice, by order in writing, require every public utility to comply with the laws of this State and any ordinance of any political subdivision thereof relating thereto, and to conform to the duties imposed upon it thereby or by the provisions of its own charter, whether obtained under any general or special law of any state.
47 Del. Laws, c. 254, § ?4; 26 Del. C. 1953, § ?134; 59 Del. Laws, c. 397, § ?1;
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 26 Sec. 212
- Commission: means the Public Service Commission. See Delaware Code Title 26 Sec. 102
- Public utility: includes every individual, partnership, association, corporation, joint stock company, agency or department of the State or any association of individuals engaged in the prosecution in common of a productive enterprise (commonly called a "cooperative"), their lessees, trustees or receivers appointed by any court whatsoever, that now operates or hereafter may operate for public use within this State, (however, electric cooperatives shall not be permitted directly or through an affiliate to engage in the production, sale or distribution of propane gas or heating oil), any natural gas, electric (excluding electric suppliers as defined in § 1001 of this title), electric transmission by other than a public utility over which the Commission has no supervisory or regulatory jurisdiction pursuant to § 202(a) or (g) of this title, water, wastewater (which shall include sanitary sewer charge), telecommunications (excluding telephone services provided by cellular technology or by domestic public land mobile radio service) service, system, plant or equipment. See Delaware Code Title 26 Sec. 102
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302