1 [The Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Procedure for filing Appeal before the Appellate A… — THE ELECTRICITY ACT, 2003

1 [The Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Procedure for filing Appeal before the Appellate Authority) Regulations, 2005] Amended, repealed or otherwise affected by:- T (First Amendment) Regulations, 2008 notified vide Not. No. HPERC/416 dated 15 th November, 2008 published in the R H.P. dated 18 th November, 2008 at p.4780. For Hindi text see R H.P. dated 15 th November, 2008 at p. 4779. NOTIFICATION Dated: Shimla, the 23 rd March, 2005 No: HPERC/No.416: -In exercise of the powers conferred by section 127 read with clause (zo) of sub-section (2) of section 181 of the Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of 2003) and all other powers enabling it in this behalf, the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission, after previous publication, makes the following regulations, namely:- 1. Short title and commencement. - (1) These regulations may be called the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Procedure for filing Appeal before the Appellate Authority) Regulations, 2005. (2) These shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh, Definitions. -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