Andhra Pradesh Provisional Distribution and Retail Supply Licence, 1999

Q: What does Section 2 of Andhra Pradesh Provisional Distribution and Retail Supply Licence, 1999 say?

(a) "Act" means the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Reform Act," 1998; (b) "affiliate" means in relation to the licensee, any subsidiary of the Licensee, any company or entity which has any commercial or financial interest in the Licensee or in which the Licensee has any commercial or financial interest; (c) "area of distribution and retail supply" means the area referred to in Schedule of this licence as modified from time to time; (d) "bulk supplier" means any person who is authorized to provide a

Q: What does Section 3 of Andhra Pradesh Provisional Distribution and Retail Supply Licence, 1999 say?

(a) on completion of twelve months from the said date of enforcement; or (b) on the date notified by the Commission under Section 14 (4) (b) of the Act; whichever is earlier. PART II General conditions

Q: What does Section 4 of Andhra Pradesh Provisional Distribution and Retail Supply Licence, 1999 say?

(a) revenue realization; (b) prosecution for theft; (c) tampering with meters; (d) diversion of electricity; and (e) all such similar matters affecting the distribution and retail supply of electricity.

Q: What does Section 5 of Andhra Pradesh Provisional Distribution and Retail Supply Licence, 1999 say?

(a) purchase or import or otherwise acquire electricity from any person, unless that person has a Supply licence or is a generator with installed capacity of five MW or less or sell or otherwise dispose of electricity to any person other than pursuant to this licence: (b) own, hold any beneficial interest in, or operate, any generating set or other sources of production of power in the area of supply, except for meeting its emergency power requirements, provided however the above prohibition sha

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            "content": "(a) \"Act\" means the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Reform Act,\" 1998;\n(b) \"affiliate\" means in relation to the licensee, any subsidiary of the Licensee, any company or entity which has any commercial or financial interest in the Licensee or in which the Licensee has any commercial or financial interest;\n(c) \"area of distribution and retail supply\" means the area referred to in Schedule of this licence as modified from time to time;\n(d) \"bulk supplier\" means any person who is authorized to provide a bulk supply:\n(e) \"bulk supply\" means the provision of electricity to an authorised person for resale:\n(f) \"distribution\" means the transportation of electricity by means of a distribution system;\n(g) \"distribution and retail supply business\" means any authorised business of the licensee (i) in or ancillary to distribution (whether for its own account or that of third parties) through any system owned and/or operated by the Licensee and (ii) in the retail supply of electricity to Consumers.\n(h) \"distribution system\" means any system (including the licensee's distribution system) consisting (wholly or mainly) of cables, service lines and overhead lines, electrical plant and metering equipment (excluding generator interconnection facilities) having an operating voltage other than EHV, owned or operated by an electricity operator authorized to supply electricity and used for the transportation of electricity to consumers. The Distribution System shall not include any part of a EHV system except the terminal equipment used for the supply of electricity to a EHV consumer.\n(i) \"generating plant\" means any plant or apparatus for the production of electricity and shall where appropriate include a generating station comprising one or more than one generating set;\n(j) \"generator\" means a person owning a generating plant connected to the licensee's transmission or distribution system.\n(k) \"generator interconnection facilities\" means any electric lines, bus bars, switch gear, transformers, plant or apparatus owned by a generator and utilized for access to the transmission or Distribution System;\n(l) \"Licensee\" means the Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Limited (APTRANSCO), constituted under Section 13 of the Act which is the holder of this licence;\n(m) \"Licensee's distribution system\" means any Distribution System owned and/or operated by a Distribution and Retail Supply licensee.\n(n) \"Licensee's transmission system\" means the Transmission System owned and/or operated by a Transmission and Bulk Supply licensee.\n(o) \"regulations\" means regulations made by the Commission under the Act;\n(p) \"retail supply\" means the sale of electricity for end use by the consumers;\n(q) \"separate business\" means each of the Transmission and bulk supply Business, Distribution and Retail Supply Business taken separately from one another and from any other business of the Licensee or any affiliate of the Licensee;\n(r) \"supplier\" means any electricity operator who carries out or provides bulk supply or retail supply;\n(s) \"supply\" means the bulk supply or retail supply of electricity;\n(t) \"transmission and bulk supply business\" means the authorized business of a Licensee in transmission and bulk supply;\n(u) \"Transmission System\" means the system consisting of extra high voltage electric lines being operated at EHV (excluding generator interconnection facilities) owned and/or operated by the Licensee for the purposes of the transmission of electricity from one power station to a sub-station or to another power station or between sub-stations or to from any external interconnection equipment up to the interconnection with the distribution system, any plant and apparatus and meters owned or used by the Licensee in connection with the transmission of electricity, but shall not include any part of the Licensee's distribution system;\n(v) The words, terms and expressions used in this licence shall have same meaning assigned to them in the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Reform Act, 1998 (Act No. 30 of 1998), and rules and regulations made thereunder, (w) Words, terms and expressions used in this licence which are not defined in this Licence or in the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Reform Act. 1998 (Act No. 30 of 1998) shall have the meaning given to them in the Indian Electricity Act, 1910 (9 of 1910) and the Electricity (Supply) Act. 1948 (54 of 1948) as the case may be.\n(x) Any references to any enactment or any section of, or Schedule to, or other provision of any such enactment shall be constructed, at any particular time, as including a reference to any modification or re-enactment thereof then in force as the same may have been so modified or re-enacted from time to time.",
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            "content": "(a) on completion of twelve months from the said date of enforcement; or\n(b) on the date notified by the Commission under Section 14 (4) (b) of the Act; whichever is earlier.\nPART II\nGeneral conditions",
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            "title": "4. Grant of Licence.",
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            "content": "(a) revenue realization;\n(b) prosecution for theft;\n(c) tampering with meters;\n(d) diversion of electricity; and\n(e) all such similar matters affecting the distribution and retail supply of electricity.",
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            "title": "5. Prohibited Activities.",
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            "content": "(a) purchase or import or otherwise acquire electricity from any person, unless that person has a Supply licence or is a generator with installed capacity of five MW or less or sell or otherwise dispose of electricity to any person other than pursuant to this licence:\n(b) own, hold any beneficial interest in, or operate, any generating set or other sources of production of power in the area of supply, except for meeting its emergency power requirements, provided however the above prohibition shall not apply to non-conventional energy sources: or\n(c) own, hold any beneficial interest, in or operate, any facilities for the transmission or distribution of electricity in the area of supply other than pursuant to the carrying on of its Transmission Business and its Distribution Business respectively; or\n(d) commence any non-core activity.",
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            "title": "6. Information to the State Government or Commission.",
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            "title": "9. Application of Indian Electricity Act, 1910 (9 of 1910) and the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 (54 of 1948).",
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            "title": "10. Application of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (13 of 1885).",
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            "content": "Part III\nTariffs",
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Andhra Pradesh Provisional Distribution and Retail Supply Licence, 1999

Sections

1. Short Title.

2. Definitions.

3. Term of the Licence.

4. Grant of Licence.

5. Prohibited Activities.

6. Information to the State Government or Commission.

7. Disposal of Assets.

8. Health and safety.

9. Application of Indian Electricity Act, 1910 (9 of 1910) and the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 (54 of 1948).

10. Application of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (13 of 1885).

11. Basis of Charges.

12. Conditions of Supply.