Electricity Act, 1987 (Act No. 41 of 1987)

In this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates—

"board"

[Definition deleted by section 1(a) of Act No. 46 of 1994]

"chief executive officer"

means the chief executive officer appointed in terms of section 5A (1);

[Definition inserted by section 1(a) of Act No. 60 of 1995]

"consumer"

means a person supplied with electricity;

"distribution"

means the furnishing of electricity to end-users;

"Eskom"

means the juristic person referred to in section 2 of the Eskom Act, 1987;

"financial institution"

means a financial institution as defined in section 1 of the Financial Services Board Act, 1990 (Act No. 97 of 1990);

[Definition inserted by section 1(b) of Act No. 60 of 1995]

"license"

means a license granted by the regulator under this Act for the generation and supply of electricity;

"licensee"

means the holder of a license;

"local authority"

means any institution or body contemplated in definition of "local government body" in section 1 of the Local Government Transition Act, 1993 (Act No. 209 of 1993);

[Definition substituted by section 1(b) of Act No. 46 of 1994]

"Minister"

means the Minister of Mineral and Energy Affairs;

[Definition substituted by section 1(c) of Act No. 46 of 1994]

"provision"

means the furnishing of electricity for distribution;

"regulation"

means a regulation made under this Act;

"regulator"

means the National Energy Regulator established by section 3 of the National Energy Regulator Act, 2004;

[Definition substituted by National Energy Regulator Act No. 40 of 2004]

"supply"

means the provision or distribution of electricity or both;

"this Act"

includes the regulations;

"undertaker"

means any person authorised under this Act or any other law to carry on an undertaking which sells at least one gigawatt hour of electricity per annum;

"undertaking"

means any undertaking for the supply of electricity within a defined area, with all the assets and liabilities appertaining thereto, whether carried on under the authority of a license or otherwise and whether under the control of Eskom, the Government, (including the South African Transport Services), a local authority, a company or other association of persons or a natural person.

Electricity Act, 1987 (Act No. 41 of 1987)

1. Definitions