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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>370357</law_id><section_number>56-40</section_number><catch_line>Reduction of rates and charges</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="121" identifier="56">Public Service Companies</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="5" identifier="5">Rates, Records, Reports, Etc</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">Commission</span>, in the exercise of its discretion, may permit any public utility <span class="dictionary">corporation</span> to put into effect any proposed revision of its <span class="dictionary">rate</span> <span class="dictionary">schedules</span>, or any part thereof, without notice when the proposed revision effects no increases.</p></section></text><history>1928, p. 726; Michie Code 1942, &#xA7; 4065a.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
