Definitions . – In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,– — THE ELECTRICITY ACT, 2003

2. Definitions . – In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,– (1) ―Appellate Tribunal‖ means the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity established under section 110; (2) ―appointed date‖ means such date as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint; (3) ― area of supply‖ means the area within which a distribution licensee is authorised by his licence to supply electricity; (4) ― Appropriate Commission‖ means the Central Regulatory Commission referred to in sub -section (1) of section 76 or the State Regulatory Commission referred to in section 82 or the Joint Commission referred to in section 83, as the case may be; (5) ― Appropriate Government ‖ means, – (a) the Central Government,– (i) in respect of a generating company wholly or partly owned by it; (ii) in relation to any inter-State generation, transmission, trading or supply of electricity and with respect to any mines, oil-fields, railways, national highways, airports, telegraphs, broadcasting stations and any works of defence, dockyard, nuclear power installations; (iii) in respect of the National Load Despatch Centre and Regional Load Despatch Centre; (iv) in relation to any works or electric installation belonging to it or under its control; (b) in any other case, the State Government, having jurisdiction under this Act; (6) ―Authority‖ means the Central Electricity Authority referred to in sub-section (1) of section 70;

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