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Orissa Electricity Reform Act, 1995

 ACT

TO PROVIDE FOR THE RESTRUCTURING OF THE ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY FOR THE RATIONALISATION OF THE GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY, FOR AVENUES FOR PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE SECTOR ENTREPRENEURS IN THE, ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY AND GENERALLY FOR TAKING MEASURES CONDUCIVE TO THE, DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY IN THE STATE IN AN EFFICIENT, ECONOMIC AND COMPETITIVE MANNER INCLUDING THE, CONSTITUTION OF AN ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION FOR THE STATE AND FOR MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH OR INCIDENTAL THERETO.

Be it enacted by the legislature of the State of Orissa in Forty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

Short title, extent and commence-
ment.

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  1. This Act may be called the Orissa Electricity Reform Act, 1995

  2. It extends to the whole of the State of Orissa

  3. It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may by notification appoint

Definitions

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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;

(b)

"Commission" means the Orissa Electricity Regulatory Commission constituted under sub-section (1) of section 3;

(c)

"Gridco" means the Grid Corporation of Orissa Limited as referred to in section 13;

(d)

"Hydro Power Corporation' hereinafter referred to as the OHPC means the Orissa Hydro Power Corporation Limited incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 with effect from the twenty-first day of April, 1995,

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(e)

"licence" means a licence granted under Chapter VI;

(f)

"licensee" or "licence holder" means a person licensed under Chapter VI to transmit or supply energy including Gridco;

(g)

This Act may be called the Orissa Electricity Reform Act, 1995

  • It extends to the whole of the State of Orissa

  • It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may by notification appoint

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    "prescribed" means prescribed by the rules or regulations;

    Definitions

    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;

    (b)

    "Commission" means the Orissa Electricity Regulatory Commission constituted under sub-section (1) of section 3;

    (c)

    "Gridco" means the Grid Corporation of Orissa Limited as referred to in section 13;

    (d)

    "Hydro Power Corporation' hereinafter referred to as the OHPC means the Orissa Hydro Power Corporation Limited incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 with effect from the twenty-first day of April, 1995,

    1 of 1956

    (e)

    "licence" means a licence granted under Chapter VI;

    (h)

    "Public Service Commission" means the Public Service Commission for the State of Orissa established pursuant to article 315 of the Constitution of India;

    (i)

    "regulations" means regulations made by the Commission under this Act;

    (j)

    "relative" means the relative as defined under section 6 of the Companies Act, 1956;

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    (k)

    "rules" means rules made by the State Government under this Act;

    (l)

    "selection committee" means the selection committee constituted under section 4;

    (m)

    "State" means State of Orissa;

    (n)

    "State Government" means the Government of the State;

    (o)

    "supply licence" means a licence under clause (b) of subsection (1) of section 15;

    (p)

    "transmission licence" means a licence under clause (a) of subsection (1) of section 15;

    (q)

    "transmit" in relation to electricity, means transportation or transmission of electricity by means of a system operated and 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 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;

    (i)

    "regulations" means regulations made by the Commission under this Act;

    (j)

    "relative" means the relative as defined under section 6 of the Companies Act, 1956;

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    (k)

    "rules" means rules made by the State Government under this Act;

    (l)

    "selection committee" means the selection committee constituted under section 4;

    (m)

    "State" means State of Orissa;

    (n)

    "State Government" means the Government of the State;

    (o)

    "supply licence" means a licence under clause (b) of subsection (1) of section 15;

    (p)

    "transmission licence" means a licence under clause (a) of subsection (1) of section 15;

    (q)

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    (r)

    words and expression used but not defined in this Act and defined in the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act;

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    (s)   

    words and expression used but not defined either in this Act or in the Electricity (Supply) Act. 1948 and defined in the Indian Electricity Act, 1910 shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act.

    54 of 1948
    9 of 1910

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