Checks and Balances in Utility Regulation The U.K. Experience

In the United States the courts have long been involved in the oversight of regulators. In the United Kingdom, which created its utility regulators from scratch in the 1980s, an alternative system was sought. This system centers on three concerns:...

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Main Author: Green, Richard
Format: Viewpoint
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/05/440129/checks-balances-utility-regulation-uk-experience
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spelling okr-10986-114782021-06-14T11:02:40Z Checks and Balances in Utility Regulation The U.K. Experience Green, Richard UTILITIES REGULATORY PROGRAMS REGULATORY CONTROL JUDICIAL REVIEW REGULATORY BODIES COMMISSIONS COMMITTEES ACT OF PARLIAMENT COAL CONCESSION CONSTITUTION CONSTRUCTION ELECTRICITY GENERATION EXPLOITATION GAS LEGISLATION MARKET SHARE MERCURY MONOPOLIES MONOPOLY MPS PIPELINES PRICE CONTROL PRICE CONTROLS REGULATOR REGULATORS SPREAD UTILITY REGULATION In the United States the courts have long been involved in the oversight of regulators. In the United Kingdom, which created its utility regulators from scratch in the 1980s, an alternative system was sought. This system centers on three concerns: the procedure followed by the regulator, the substance of the decisions, and the acceptability of the decisions to the public. Three main institutions have oversight roles: the Competition Commission (formerly the Monopolies and Mergers Commission), parliamentary select committees, and the courts. This Note reviews the roles of these institutions. 2012-08-13T15:10:57Z 2012-08-13T15:10:57Z 1999-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/05/440129/checks-balances-utility-regulation-uk-experience http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11478 English Viewpoint: Public Policy for the Private Sector; Note No. 185 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Viewpoint Publications & Research Europe and Central Asia United Kingdom
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topic UTILITIES
REGULATORY PROGRAMS
REGULATORY CONTROL
JUDICIAL REVIEW
REGULATORY BODIES
COMMISSIONS
COMMITTEES ACT OF PARLIAMENT
COAL
CONCESSION
CONSTITUTION
CONSTRUCTION
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
EXPLOITATION
GAS
LEGISLATION
MARKET SHARE
MERCURY
MONOPOLIES
MONOPOLY
MPS
PIPELINES
PRICE CONTROL
PRICE CONTROLS
REGULATOR
REGULATORS
SPREAD
UTILITY REGULATION
spellingShingle UTILITIES
REGULATORY PROGRAMS
REGULATORY CONTROL
JUDICIAL REVIEW
REGULATORY BODIES
COMMISSIONS
COMMITTEES ACT OF PARLIAMENT
COAL
CONCESSION
CONSTITUTION
CONSTRUCTION
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
EXPLOITATION
GAS
LEGISLATION
MARKET SHARE
MERCURY
MONOPOLIES
MONOPOLY
MPS
PIPELINES
PRICE CONTROL
PRICE CONTROLS
REGULATOR
REGULATORS
SPREAD
UTILITY REGULATION
Green, Richard
Checks and Balances in Utility Regulation The U.K. Experience
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
United Kingdom
relation Viewpoint: Public Policy for the Private Sector; Note No. 185
description In the United States the courts have long been involved in the oversight of regulators. In the United Kingdom, which created its utility regulators from scratch in the 1980s, an alternative system was sought. This system centers on three concerns: the procedure followed by the regulator, the substance of the decisions, and the acceptability of the decisions to the public. Three main institutions have oversight roles: the Competition Commission (formerly the Monopolies and Mergers Commission), parliamentary select committees, and the courts. This Note reviews the roles of these institutions.
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author Green, Richard
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title Checks and Balances in Utility Regulation The U.K. Experience
title_short Checks and Balances in Utility Regulation The U.K. Experience
title_full Checks and Balances in Utility Regulation The U.K. Experience
title_fullStr Checks and Balances in Utility Regulation The U.K. Experience
title_full_unstemmed Checks and Balances in Utility Regulation The U.K. Experience
title_sort checks and balances in utility regulation the u.k. experience
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/05/440129/checks-balances-utility-regulation-uk-experience
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