(1) The Commission shall intimate such of the Institutional Consumer Representatives (CRs) and /or Individual Consumer Representatives (CRs) and invite them, as may be required by the Commission, keeping in view the types of proceedings including the following and the demonstrated expertise of the Consumer Representative (CR) viz-a-viz the specific proceedings:-
(a) Tariff Functions/Licensing Functions.-
(i) Proceedings pertaining to Tariff Determination for Generation, Transmission, Supply and Wheeling of Electricity, Regulating Electricity Purchase and Procurement Process of Distribution Licensees, and analogous proceedings;
(ii) Proceedings pertaining to issuance of Licenses for Distribution, Transmission or Trading of electricity;
(iii) Proceedings pertaining to promotion of co-generation, generation from renewable energy sources, grid connectivity, purchase electricity from such sources, and analogous proceedings;
(b) Penal Proceedings/Enforcement Proceedings.-
(i) Non-compliance of directions of the Commission, orders of the Forums and Electricity Ombudsman, Non-compliance of Regulations made under the Act, penalty under Sections 33, 142,146,149 as the case may be;
(ii) Enforcement of standards of performance of licensees/Utilities.
(c) Adjudication Proceedings.- Adjudication of disputes between the licensees and generating companies.
(2) The Commission may seek testimony or advice or opinion on specific issues, from the Consumer Representatives (CRs) in any proceedings not mentioned in sub-regulation (1).
(3) The non-attendance of a Consumer Representative (CR) in any proceedings of the Commission, shall not invalidate the proceedings.