(1) In these “regulations” unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) “Act” means the Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of 2003);
(b) “Appendix” means the Appendix to these regulations;
(c) “Commission” means the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission;
(d) “Consumer Representative (CR)” includes any individual, firm, body or association of persons, not in the employment of the Commission, who or which possesses or has access to knowledge, experience or skill in dealing with problems relating to the electrical engineering and is familiar with the consumer and tariff regulatory affairs and who may be authorised by the Commission to represent the interest of the consumers in the proceedings before it or to assist the Commission on any matter required to be dealt with by the Commission, under the Act;
(2) The words or expressions used herein and not defined in these regulations but defind in the Act, shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Act.