67. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires -"authorizes" means authorized by licence or exemption under this Act ;"Authorized Area" in relation to a person authorized by a licence to transmit or to distribute and supply, electricity, means the area designated in the licence ; "bulk sales" in relation to the sale of electricity, means the sale of electricity in bulk by the transmission licensee via its transmission system to -
| (i) distribution licensees ; and |
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| (ii) those consumers who are connected to the transmission licensee's transmission system and identified in the transmission licence ; |
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"Ceylon Electricity Board " means the Ceylon Electricity Board established by the Ceylon Electricity Board Act, No. 17 of 1969 ; "Connect" in relation to any premises, means connect to a distribution line of the distribution licensee and the expression "connection" shall be construed accordingly ; "consumer" means a consumer of electricity in Sri Lanka and included a prospective consumer ; "contravention", in relation to any decision direction, termination, licence condition, requirement regulations, rule or order, includes any failure to comply with it ; "distribute", in relation to electricity means distribute means of a system which consists (wholly or mainly) of low voltage lines and electrical plant and is used for conveying electricity to any premises or to any other distribution system and the expressions "distribution " and "distribution system " shall be construed accordingly ; "distribution licensee" means a person who has been granted a distribution licence ; "distribution line", in relation to a distribution licensee, means any distribution line in the Authorized Area of the distribution licensee which is being used for the purpose of giving a supply electricity to any premises ; "dwelling" means a building or part of a building occupied or (if not occupied) last occupied or intended to be occupied, as private dwelling ; "electric line" means any line whether underground or over ground which is used for carrying electricity for any purpose and includes, unless the context otherwise requires -
| (a) any support for any such line, including, but not limited to, any structure, pole or other thing in, on by or from which any such is or may be supported, carried or suspended ; |
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| (b) any apparatus connected to any such line for the purpose of carrying electricity ; and |
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| (c) any wire, cable, tube, piper other similar thing (including its casing, insulator or coating) which surrounds or supports or is surrender or supported by, or is installed in close proximity to, or is supported carried or suspended in association with, any such line ; |
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"electrical plant" means any plant, equipment, a or appliance used for or for purpose connected with the generation, transmission, distribution or supply of electricity, other than -
| (b) a meter used for ascertaining the quantity of electricity supplied to may premises ; or |
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| (c) an electrical appliance under the control of a consumer ; |
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" Electricity Supply Code" means the provisions of Schedule 2 to this Act ; "electricity undertaking" means any person engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution or supply of electricity including any holder of a licence under this Act ; "enforcement order" means an enforcement order made by the Commission under section 33 ; "exemption" means an exemption granted under section 9 ; "financial year" means the calendar year ; "generation licensee" means a person who has been granted a generation licence ; "generator" means a generation licensee or a person exempt from the requirement of obtaining a generation licence ; "high voltage lines" means an electric line of a nominal voltage not less than 33 kilovolt or such other voltage as the Commission may direct in accordance with section 44 and the expression "low voltage line ' shall be construed accordingly ; "Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka" means the institute of engineers, Sri Lanka, established by the institution of engineers, Sri Lanka Acts, No. 17 of 1968 ; "Institute of Chartered Accountants: means the Institute of Chartered Accountants established by the Institute of Chartered Accountants Act, No. 23 of 1959 ; "Lanka Electricity Company" means the Lanka Electricity Company (private) Limited registered under the Companies Act No. 17 of 1982 ; "licence: means a licence granted under section 12 and "licensee" or "licensee" shall be construed accordingly ; "Line" means any wire, cable, pipe, conductor or other similar thing (including its casing or coating) which is designed or adapted for use in carrying electricity ; "Local authority" means a Municipal Council, Urban Council or a Pradeshiya Sabha, and includes any authority created and established by or under any law to exercise perform and discharge, powers , duties and functions corresponding to, or similar to, the powers, duties and functions exercised, performed and discharged by any such Council or Sabha ; "Minister" means the Minister is charge of the subject of Power and Energy ; "modification" includes additions, alterations and omissions ; "necessary way leave" means consent for the licensee to install and keep installed the electric line on, under or over the land and to have access to the land for the purpose of inspecting, maintaining, adjusting, repairing. Altering, replacing, or removing the electric line ;"notice" means notice in writing ;"premises" included any land, building or structure ; "prescribed" means prescribed by rules or regulations made under this Act ; "Provincial Council" means a Provincial Council established under Chapter XVIIA of the Constitution ; "public company" means a public company registered under the Companies Act, No. 17 of 1982 ; "register" means the register maintained under section 63 ; "regulations" means regulations made by the Minister under this Act ;"relevant condition" in relation to a licensee, means any condition of its license or any duty imposed on it by or under this Act ; "relevant date" means the date on which Orders relating to successor companies are published in the Gazette under section 46 ;"relevant interest" means any financial or other interest directly or indirectly, in any company or undertaking carrying on any of the following activities -
| (i) generation, transmission, distribution, or supply of electricity ; |
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| (ii) manufacture, production, sale or supply of fuel for the generation of electricity ; |
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| (iii) import, manufacture, sale lease, hire or other supply of or, dealing in, machinery, plant, equipment .apparatus or fittings for generation, transmission, distribution, supply or use of electricity ; or |
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| (iv) the provision of legal, accountancy or banking services to any company or undertaking carrying on any of the activities referred to in paragraphs (i), (ii), or (iii) ; |
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"relevant licencee" has the meaning provided in subsection (5) of section 29 ;"relevant undertaker" has the meaning provided in paragraph 2 0f Schedule 1 to this act ;"rules" means made by the Commission under this Act ; "sell electricity in bulk" has same meaning as 'bulk sales " ; "supply" in relation to electricity, means supply of electricity to any (other than premises occupied by a licensee for the purpose of carrying on the activities which it is authorized by its licence to carry on ) but shall bulk sales of electricity ; "tariff customer" means a persons who require a supply of electricity from a distribution licensee in pursuance of section 24 and is supplied by the distribution licensee; "transmission licensee" means a person who has been granted a transmission licence under this Act ; and "transmit" in relation to electricity, means the transportation of electricity by means of a system, which consist(wholly or mainly) of high voltage lines and electrical plant and is used for conveying electricity from a generation station to a sub-station, from one generation station to another or from one sub-station to another; and the expressions "transmission" and "transmission system" shall be construed accordingly ; "Urban Development Authority" means the Urban Development Authority established by the Urban Development Authority Law, No 41 of 1978. |
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