(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) “Act” means the Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of 2003);
(b) “Annexure” means Annexure annexed to these regulations;
(c) “Assets” means the existing assets of the licensee, created initially for the Licensed Business and intended for part or full use, as the case may be, for other business.
(d) “Associated Facilities” means the existing appurtenances and human resources associated with the assets intended for part or full use, as the case may be, for other business;
(e) “Commission” means the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission;
(f) “Licence” means a licence granted under section 14 of the Act to undertake intra-state transmission or distribution of electricity and shall include the deemed licence for the purpose;
(g) “Licensed Business” shall mean the function and activities, which the Licensee is required to undertake in terms of the licence granted or being a deemed licensee under the Act;
(h) “Licensee” means a person who has been granted a licence or is a deemed licensee under the Act;
(i) “Nodal Officer” means an officer of the licensee heading the cell established for the purpose of other business; and 1 Published in R H.P. (Extra) dated 12 th January, 2006 at p. 5880-5884.
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(j) “Other Business” means any business of the licensee other than the Licensed Business.
(2) Other words and expressions used and not defined in these regulations but defined in the Act shall have the meanings as assigned to them in the Act.
2. Intimation of other business.- (1) The licensee proposing to engage in other business for optimum utilisation of assets and associated facilities or proposing to discontinue or having discontinued Other Business shall give intimation in writing to the Commission on the format in Annexure -‘A’ to these regulations.
(2) The intimation under sub-regulation (1) shall be given to the Commission in the months of April and October every year.
(3) The licensee shall intimate the impact of the use of assets and associated facilities for the other business on the Licensed Business and on the ability of the licensee to carry out the duties and obligations of the licensed business.
(4) The licensee shall intimate the manner in which the assets and facilities of the Licensed Business shall be used and justification that it will be used in an optimum manner without affecting the maintenance of the activities of the Licensed Business.
(5) The licensee shall have the absolute responsibility to ensure that the utilization of the assets and associated facilities of the Licensed Business for the Other Business shall not in any manner affect the performance of the obligations or the quality of service required from the licensee under the licensed business and that any such utilization shall be entirely at the cost and risk of the licensee.