Electricity Regulation Act, 2006 (Act No. 4 of 2006) Chapter I : Interpretation 1. Definitions

 

In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise—

 

"chief executive officer"

means the chief executive officer of the Regulator;

 

"customer"

means a person who purchases electricity or a service relating to the supply of electricity;

 

"distribution"

means the conveyance of electricity through a distribution power system excluding trading, and "distribute" and "distributing" have corresponding meanings;

 

"distribution power system"

means a power system that operates at or below 132kV;

 

"distributor"

means a person who distributes electricity;

 

"end user"

means a user of electricity or a service relating to the supply of electricity;

 

"generation"

means the production of electricity by any means, and "generate"and "generating" have corresponding meanings;

 

"generator"

means a person who generates electricity;

 

"integrated resource plan"

means a resource plan established by the national sphere of government to give effect to national policy;

 

"licensee"

means the holder of a licence granted or deemed to have been granted by the Regulator under this Act;

 

"Minister"

means the Minister of Minerals and Energy;

 

"Municipal Finance Management Act"

means the Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act, 2003 (Act No. 56 of 2003);

[Definition inserted by section 1(a) of Act No. 28 of 2007]

 

"Municipal Structures Act"

means the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998 (Act No. 117 of 1998);

[Definition inserted by section 1(a) of Act No. 28 of 2007]

 

"Municipal Systems Act"

means the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act No. 32 of 2000);

[Definition inserted by section 1(a) of Act No. 28 of 2007]

 

"municipality"

means a category of municipality that has executive authority over and the right to reticulate electricity within its area of jurisdiction in terms of the Municipal Structures Act;

[Definition inserted by section 1(a) of Act No. 28 of 2007]

 

"National Energy Regulator Act"

means the National Energy Regulator Act, 2004 (Act No. 40 of 2004);

 

"person"

includes any organ of state as defined in section 239 of the Constitution;

 

"prescribe"

means prescribe by regulation or rule;

 

"price"

means a charge for electricity;

 

"Regulator"

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

 

"reticulation"

means trading or distribution of electricity and includes services associated therewith;

[Definition inserted by section 1(b) of Act No. 28 of 2007]

 

"service delivery agreement"

means an agreement between a municipality and an institution or person providing electricity reticulation, either for its own account or on behalf of the municipality;

[Definition inserted by section 1(b) of Act No. 28 of 2007]

 

"service provider"

means a person or institution or any combination of persons and institutions which provide a municipal service in terms of a service delivery agreement;

[Definition inserted by section 1(b) of Act No. 28 of 2007]

 

"supply"

means trading and the generation, transmission or distribution of electricity;

 

"tariff"

means a charge for electricity;

 

"trading"

means the buying or selling of electricity as a commercial activity;

 

"transmission"

means the conveyance of electricity through a transmission power system excluding trading, and "transmit" and "transmitting" have corresponding meanings;

 

"transmission power system"

means a power system that operates above I32kV;

 

"transmitter"

means a person who transmits electricity;

 

"this Act"

includes any regulation or rule made or issued in terms thereof.