CHAPTER 552

An Act to amend and reenact § 56-247 of the Code of Virginia, relating to
the powers of the State Corporation Commission in relation to public
service companies.

(S 350]
Approved April 5, 1966

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

a That § 56-247 of the Code of Virginia be amended and reenacted as
ollows:

§ 56-247. If upon investigation it shall be found that any regulation,
measurement, practice, act or service of any public utility complained of
is unjust, unreasonable, insufficient, preferential, unjustly discriminatory
or otherwise in violation of law or if it be found that any service is inade-
quate or that any reasonable service cannot be obtained, the Commission
may substitute therefor such other regulations, measurements, practices,
service or acts and make such order respecting, and such changes in, such
regulations, measurements, practices, service or acts as shall be just and
reasonable.

The Commission shall investigate the promotional allowances and
practices of public utilities and shall take such action as such investigation
may indicate to be in the public interest.