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means of a system which consists, wholly or mainly of extra high voltage and extra high tension lines
U.P. Electricity Reforms and electrical plant and is used for transforming and for conveying and or transferring electricity' from
Act, 1999 a generating station to a sub-station or from one generating station to another generating station or
from one sub-station to another sub-station or otherwise from one place to another;
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(Transfer Of The Officers And (n) "transmission licence" means a licence for transmission granted under sub-section (1) of Section 15;
Employees From U.P. Power (o) "Power Corporation" means the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited referred to in Section 13;
Corporation Limited To Uttar (p) "utility" means a person engaged in the generation, transmission, sale, distribution or supply of
Pradesh Power Transmission electricity;
Corporation Limited) Scheme, (q) words and expressions used but, not defined in this Act, shall have the meanings assigned to them in
2010 the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948;
U.P. Electricity Reforms (r) words and expressions used but not defined in this Act or in the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948, shall
(Transfer of Transmission and have the meanings assigned to them in the Indian Electricity Act, 1910.
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CHAPTER II
Assets, Liabilities and Related
Proceedings Scheme, 2010 Establishment Of Commission, Its Functions And Powers
U.P. Electricity Reforms Act, 3. Constitution of the Commission. - (1) (a) There shall be a Commission in the State to be known as the
1999 Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission to exercise the powers conferred on, and to perform the
U.P. Electricity Regulatory functions assigned to it, under this Act;
Commission (Appointment and (b) The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission established and constituted under Section 17 of
Conditions of Service of the the Central Act, shall be the Commission under this Act, and the Chairperson and Members thereof
Chairperson and Members
Members) shall be deemed to have been appointed as such under this Act.
Rules, 2008 (2) The Commission shall be a body corporate and its headquarters shall be at Lucknow.
U.P. Electricity Regulatory (3) The Commission shall consist of a Chairperson and two Members to be appointed by the State
Commission (Captive and Non- Government from amongst the persons possessing the following qualifications :-
Conventional Energy (a) one person having Bachelor's Degree in Engineering with experience of not less than twenty-five
years in the field of generation, transmission or supply of electricity and having worked for at least two
Generating Plants) Regulations,
years on the post of a Chief Engineer or on any other post equivalent thereto in a State Electricity
2009
Board or any other utility;
U.P. Electricity Regulatory (b) one person having Bachelor's Degree with experience of not less than twenty-five years in the field of
Commission (Conduct of administration and having held a post of Additional Secretary to the Government of India or a post
Business) Regulations, 2004 equivalent thereto under the Central or the State Government and having at least five years
experience in one or more departments of finance, power, industry and commerce of Government.
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Commission (Constitution of (c) one person having Bachelor's Degree in any discipline of Economics, Commerce, Accountancy, Law
or Management with experience of not less than twenty-five years and having worked as a Professor
State Advisory Committee and
in an Indian Institute of Management or as a whole time Director in a Public Financial Institution
its Functioning) Regulation, specified under Section 4-A of the Companies Act, 1956 or as a whole time Director in a Scheduled
2004. Bank within the meaning of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 or as a Joint Secretary to the
U.P. Electricity Regulatory Government of India or as a District Judge or has held any other post equivalent thereto.
Commission (Consumer (4) Every appointment under sub-section (3) shall be made on the recommendation of the Selection
Grievance Redressal Forum and Committee constituted under Section 4.
Electricity Ombudsman) (5) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (3) of sub-section (4), the State Government may
Regulations, 2007 appoint any person as the Chairperson from amongst the persons who is or has been a Judge of a High
U.P. Electricity Regulatory Court:
Commission (Fees and Fines) Provided that no appointment under this sub-section shall be made except after consultation with the Chief
Regulations, 2010 Justice of the concerned High Court.
(6) The Chairperson shall be the Chief Executive of the Commission.
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(7) The Chairperson and members of the Commission shall be appointed whole time to exclusively discharge
Commission (Promotion of
the functions of the Commission and they shall not hold any other post or undertake any other work.
Green Energy Through
Renewable Purchase (8) Where the Chairperson is unable to discharge his functions owing to absence, illness or any other cause
Obligation) Regulations, 2010 or where any vacancy occurs in the office of the Chairperson by reason of his death, resignation or
otherwise, the seniormost member shall discharge the functions of the Chairperson, until the Chairperson
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resumes this duties, or, as the case may be, a Chairperson appointed in accordance with the provisions of
Commission (Recruitment, Privacy - Terms
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