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The Commission<\/span>, in the exercise of its discretion, may permit any public utility corporation<\/span> to put into effect any proposed revision of its rate<\/span> schedules<\/span>, or any part thereof, without notice when the proposed revision effects no increases.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREDUCTION OF RATES AND CHARGES (\u00a7 56-40)\n\nThe Commission, in the exercise of its discretion, may permit any public utility\ncorporation to put into effect any proposed revision of its rate schedules, or\nany part thereof, without notice when the proposed revision effects no\nincreases.\n\nHISTORY: 1928, p. 726; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 4065a.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}