36. The Régie may order the electric power carrier or any distributor to pay all or part of the costs incurred in respect of any matter under the authority of the Régie or the costs incurred to enforce the decisions or orders of the Régie.
The Régie may order the electric power carrier or any distributor to pay all or part of the expenses, including expert fees, of any person whose participation in Régie proceedings is considered useful by the Régie.
Where it is warranted by the public interest, the Régie may pay the expenses of groups formed to take part in its public hearings.
This section applies to petroleum products distributors that are subject to a regulation of the Government enacted under subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph of section 112.
1996, c. 61, s. 36; 2000, c. 22, s. 8.