In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) “Act” means the Electricity Act, 2003;
(b) “Appellate Authority” means the authority prescribed under sub-section (1) of section 127, read with clause (u) of sub-section (2) of section 176 of the Act;
(c) “Assessing Officer” means the assessing officer designated under section 126 of the Act;
(d) “Commission”means the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission;
(e) “Licensee” means a distribution licensee authorised to operate and maintain a distribution system and supply electricity to consumers in the concerned area of supply; and
(f) the words and expressions used and not specifically defined herein, but defined in the Act, shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Act.
1 Published in the R H.P. (Extra) dated 24 th March, 2005 at p. 4164-4167. For Hindi text see R.H.P.
(Extra) dated 24 th March, 2005 at p. 4159-4163.
2 Compendium of HPERC Regulations, March 2020