Preamble

THE DELHI ELECTRICITY REFORM ACT, 2000 (DELHI ACT NO. 2 of 2001)

GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI (DEPARTMENT OF LAW, JUSTICE & LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY AFFAIRS) 5, SHAM NATH MARG, DELHI- 110 054

Dated: 8/3/2001 NOTIFICATION No. F –(27)/LA/2000 - The following Act of Legislative Assembly received the assent of the President of India on 6 th March 2001 is hereby published for general information:-

THE DELHI ELECTRICITY REFORM ACT, 2000 (DELHI ACT NO. 2 of 2001) (As passed by the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi on 23-11-2000)

An Act To provide for the constitution of an Electricity Regulatory Commission, restructuring of the electricity industry (rationalisation of generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity), increasing avenues for participation of private sector in the electricity industry and generally for taking measures conducive to the development and management of the electricity industry in an efficient, commercial, economic

and competitive manner in the National Capital Territory of Delhi and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory Of Delhi in

the Fifty first year of the Republic Of India as follows:-

PART – I

PRELIMINARY

1. (1) This Act may be called the Delhi Electricity Reform Act, 2000.

1. (2) It extends to the whole of the National Capital Territory of Delhi excluding the areas of the New Delhi Municipal Council and the Delhi Cantonment Board.
2. (3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on 3 rd day on November 2000.: 2. (1) In this Act unless the context otherwise requires
   • (a) “area of transmission” means the area within which the holder of a transmissionlicence is for the time being, authorised by licence to transmit energy;
   • (b) “ Central Act” means the Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act, 1998;
   • (c) “Commission” means the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission, refer section 3;
   • (d) “Government” means the Lieutenant Governor referred to in article 239AA, of the Constitution;
   • (e) “licence” means a licence granted under Part II or Part II A of the Indian Electricity Act, 1910 or Part VI of this Act;
   • (f) “licensee” or “licence holder” means a person licensed under Part II or Part II A of the Indian Electricity Act, 1910 or under Part VI of this Act to transmit or supply energy;
   • (g) “Lieutenant Governor” means the Lieutenant Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi appointed by the President under article 239 read with article 239AA of the Constitution;
   • (h) “High Court” means High Court of Delhi;
     • (i) “member or members” means the member or members of the Commission and shall include the Chairperson of the Commission;
   • (j) “prescribed’’ means prescribed by the rules or regulations made under this Act;
   • (k) “regulation” means a regulation made by the Commission under this Act;
   • (l) “rule’’ means a rule made by the Government under this Act;
   • (m) “selection committee” means the selection committee referred to in section 4;
   • (n) “section” means a section of this Act; and
   • (o) “transmit” in relation to electricity means the transportation or transmission of electricity by means of a system operated or 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 and/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.

1. (2) Words and expressions used but not defined in this Act and defined in the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948, have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act;
2. (3) Words and expressions used but not defined either in this Act or in the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 and defined in the Indian Electricity Act, 1910, have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act. PART – II