In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,-,
(a) “Act” means the Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of 2003);
(b) “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Commission;
(c) “Commission” means the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission;
2 [(ca) “interlocutory application” means an application filed in any petition or proceeding already instituted before the Commission, but does not include an application for review;]
(d) “Member” means a Member of the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission;
(e) “Officer” means an officer of the Commission;
(f) “Petitions” shall mean all petitions, applications, complaints, appeals, replies, rejoinder and supplemental pleadings;
(g) “Proceedings” shall mean proceedings and include proceedings of all nature that the Commission may decide to initiate or hold in the discharge of its 3 [functions under the Act or the functions assigned to it under any other law for the time being in force] but any preliminary meeting or any action taken by the Commission before such initiation shall not be a proceeding for the purposes of these regulations;
(h) “Receiving Officer” shall mean the officer designated by the Commission for receiving the petition;
(i) “Regulations” means these regulations;
4 [(i-a) “Review Petition” means the petition filed by any person under section 94(1) of the Act or regulation 63 of these regulations or any subsequent enactment thereof for review of the order or decision or directions of the Commission;]
(j) “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Commission;
(k) “State Government” means the Government of Himachal Pradesh; and
(l) other words or expressions occurring in these regulations, but not defined herein, shall have the same meaning as are assigned to them in the Act.