7:26H-5.4 Rates
(a) No solid waste collector shall charge or receive rates or charges for solid waste collection service which are greater than or less than rates or charges that would result from effective competition.
(b) A solid waste collector shall have the discretion to adjust their rates to a sum which shall result in competitive pricing. The Department, within its authority pursuant to the Act, shall supervise the solid waste collection industry to promote effective competition and prohibit anti-competition practices of undercharging and overcharging.
Emergency amendment R. 1996 d. 114, effective January 26, 1996 (operative January 29, 1996; to expire March 26, 1996). See: 28 N.J.R. 1305(a). Adopted concurrent proposal, R. 1996 d. 202, effective March 26, 1996. See: 28 N.J.R. 1305(a), 28 N.J.R. 2380(a). Added (c). Changes upon adoption effective May 6, 1996. Amended by R. 1996 d. 253, effective June 3, 1996. See: 28 N.J.R. 78(a), 28 N.J.R. 247(a), 28 N.J.R. 1147(a), 28 N.J.R. 2908(a). Amended by R. 1997 d. 510, effective October 31, 1997 (operative November 10, 1997). See: 29 N.J.R. 4170(a), 29 N.J.R. 5084(a). Deleted (c). Readopted provisions of Emergency Amendment R. 1997 d. 404 without change. Amended by R. 2002 d. 356, effective November 4, 2002. See: 34 N.J.R. 1792(a), 34 N.J.R. 3819(a). Rewrote (b).