Section 2 — Definitions

In this Act, unless there is anything repungant in the subject or context,-

(a) “Board” means the Rajasthan State Electricity Board constituted under chapter III of the Electricity (supply) Act, 1948 (Central Act 54 of 1948);

(b) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner, Commercial Taxes, Rajasthan, and includes the Additional Commissioner, Commercial Taxes, Rajasthan;

(c) “Consumer” means a person who is supplied with energy by a supplier 1or by any other person who generates energy and includes a supplier in respect of the energy consumed by him in or upon premises used by him for his commercial or residential purposes;

(d) “energy” means electrical energy;

(e) “net rate charged” means the rate charged less any rebate or other deduction that may be allowed by the supplier;

(f) “Prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;

(g) “rate charged” means the rate per unit, charged for energy by the supplier from the consumer, and does not include hire for meter or service.

Provided that where a minimum charge or a fixed charge is payable by a consumer instead of a rate per unit, the rate charged shall be deemed to be the same as for other consumers of the same category;

(h) “supplier” means the Board or a licensee licensed under chapter II of the Indian Electricity Act, 1910 (Central Act 9 of 1910) to supply energy and includes any person who has obtained the sanction in that behalf of the State Government u/s 28 of the said Act.

(i) words and expressions not defined in this Act but defined in the Indian Electricity Act, 1910 (Central Act 9 of 1910) have the meaning assigned to them in that Act.