(1) This Act may be called the 2Telangana Electricity Reform Act, 1998.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of 2Telangana.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification, appoint.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) “area of transmission” means the area within which the holder of a transmission licence is for the time being authorised by licence to transmit energy in accordance with the conditions prescribed;
(b) *“TSTRANSCO” means the Transmission Corporation of Telangana Limited incorporated as a transmission company under the 3Companies Act, 1956 and as referred to in section 13 of this Act;
1. The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Reform Act, 1998 received the assent of the President on the 29th October, 1998. The said Act in force in the combined State, as on 02.06.2014, has been adapted to the State of Telangana, under section 101 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 (Central Act 6 of 2014) vide. the Telangana Adaptation of Laws Order, 2016, issued in G.O.Ms.No.45, Law (F) Department, dated
01.06.2016.
2. Substituted by G.O.Ms.No.45, Law (F) Department, dated 01.06.2016.
* APTRANSCO is now renamed as TSTRANSCO in the Telangana State.
3. See also Companies Act, 2013 (Central Act 18 of 2013).
Short title, extent and commencement.
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(c) “Commission” means the 4Telangana Electricity Regulatory Commission constituted under sub-section (1) of section 3;
(d) “licence” means a licence granted under section 15 of this Act;
(e) “licensee” or “licence holder” means a person licensed under section 14 of the Act to transmit or supply energy including *TSTRANSCO;
(f) “member or members” means the members of the Commission and shall include the Chairman of the Commission;
(g) “notification” means a notification published in the 4Telangana Gazette and the word “notified” shall be construed accordingly;
(h) “prescribed” means prescribed by the rules or regulations made under this Act;
(i) “regulations” means regulations made by the Commission under this Act;
(j) “rules” means rules made by the State Government under this Act;
(k) “selection committee” means the selection committee constituted under section 4 of this Act;
(l) “State” means the State of 4Telangana;
(m) “State Government” means the Government of the State;
4. Substituted by G.O.Ms.No.45, Law (F) Department, dated 01.06.2016.
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(n) “supply licence” means a licence under sub-section
(1) (b) of section 15;
(o) “transmission licence” means a licence under subsection (1) (a) of section 15;
(p) “transmit” in relation to electricity means the transportation or transmission of electricity by means of a system operated or controlled by a licensee which consists, wholly or mainly, of extra high voltage and extra high tension lines and electrical plant and is used for transforming and for conveying and/or transferring electricity from a generating station to a sub-station, from one generating station to another or from one sub-station to another or otherwise from one place to another;
(q) words and expressions used but not defined in this Act and defined in the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act;
(r) words and expressions used but not defined either in this Act or in the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 and defined in the Indian Electricity Act, 1910 have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act.
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