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1.
Short Title, Extent and Commencement
These Regulations may be called
the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (Procedure for filing Appeal
before the Appellate Authority) Regulations, 2004
The Regulations extend to the
whole of the State of Gujarat.
These Regulations shall come
into force on the date of their publication in the Gazette.
2.
Definitions and Interpretation
2.1 In
these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires :-
a)
“Act” means the Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of 2003)
b) “Appellate Authority”
means the authority prescribed under sub-section (1) of Section 127 of the Act.
c) “Commission” means the
Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission.
d) “Licensee” means a
distribution licensee, as defined under the Act.
e) “Month” means calendar
month.
f) “Regulations” mean the
Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (Procedure for filing Appeal before
the Appellate Authority) Regulations, 2004.
g) “State Act” shall mean
the Gujarat Electricity Industry (Reorganisation and Regulation) Act, 2003.
Words and
expressions used and not defined in these Regulations but
defined in the Acts or the State Act or the Rules framed
thereunder shall have the meanings assigned to them in the
said Act or the State Act or such Rules. Expressions used
herein but not specifically defined in the Regulations or in
the Acts or the State Act or the Rules framed thereunder but
defined under any law passed by a competent legislature and
applicable to the electricity industry in the state shall
have the meaning assigned to them in such law. Subject to
the above, expressions used herein but not specifically
defined in these Regulations or in the Act or the State Act
or the Rules framed thereunder or in other law passed by a
competent legislature shall have the meaning as is generally
assigned in the electricity industry. The Bombay General
Clauses Act, 1904, shall apply for the purpose of the
present Regulations.
2.2
Interpretation
In the
interpretation of these Regulations, unless the context
otherwise requires:
a)
words in the singular or plural term, as the case may
be, shall also be deemed to include the plural or the
singular term, respectively.
b)
the terms "include" or "including" shall be deemed to be
followed by "without limitation" or "but not limited to"
regardless of whether such terms are followed by such
phrases or words of like import;
c)
references herein to the “Regulation" shall be construed
as a reference to these Regulations as amended or modified
by the Commission from time to time in accordance with the
applicable laws in force.
d)
the headings are inserted for convenience and may not
be taken into account for the purpose of interpretation of
these Regulations.
e)
references to the statutes, regulations or guidelines shall
be construed as including all provisions consolidating,
amending or replacing such statutes, regulations or
guidelines, as the case may be, referred to. |
