Powers of Minister and Commission to apply

From the effective date of this Order, pursuant to section 47(1) of the Act, and subject to the provisions thereof, the powers vested in the Minister of Public Utilities and the Public Utilities Commission by the Act and any other law shall apply in respect of all persons or companies hereby declared as public utility providers notwithstanding that the subject-matter in respect of which the powers are exercisable is the subject- matter of any other Act or agreement and shall apply in respect of rates and services, whether fixed by or the subject of any other Act or agreement or otherwise and, where the rates and service are fixed by or are the subject of an agreement, shall apply whether the agreement is incorporated in or ratified or made binding by any general or special Act or otherwise. 18 Public Utilities Commission