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PART XVIII MISCELLANEOUS 166. Coordination Forum. 167. Exemption of electric lines or electrical plants from attachment in certain cases. 168. Protection of action taken in good faith. 169. Members, officers, etc., of Appellate Tribunal, Appropriate Commission to be public servants. SECTIONS 170. Recovery of penalty payable under this Act. 171. Services of notices, orders or documents. 172. Transitional provisions. 173. Inconsistency in laws. 174. Act to have overriding effect. 175. Provisions of this Act to be in addition to and not in derogation of other laws. 176. Power of Central Government to make rules. 177. Powers of Authority to make regulations. 178. Powers of Central Commission to make regulations. 179. Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament. 180. Powers of State Governments to make rules. 181. Powers of State Commissions to make regulations. 182. Rules and regulations to be laid before State Legislature. 183. Power to remove difficulties. 184. Provisions of Act not to apply in certain cases. 185. Repeal and saving. THE SCHEDULE. THE ELECTRICITY ACT, 2003 ACT NO. 36 OF 2003 [26 th May , 2003.] An Act to consolidate the laws relating to generation, transmission, distribution, trading and use of electricity and generally for taking measures conducive to development of electricity industry, promoting competition therein, protecting interest of consumers and supply of electricity to all areas, rationalisation of electricity tariff, ensuring transparent policies regarding subsidies, promotion of efficient and environmentally benign policies, constitution of Central Electricity Authority, Regulatory Commissions and establishment of Appellate Tribunal and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—