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Section 3: Interpretation
Electricity (Resale) Regulations
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In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires-
"Act" means the Electricity Act, Cap.157;
"Authority" means the Electricity Regulatory Authority
established under section 3 of the Act:
"bulk meter" means a system used for measuring the total
electricity consumption of
a group of customers connected
to a single supply point ofa holder of a distribution licence
or holder of
a sale licence:
"re-sale metering" means the consolidation of existing metering
points and accounts based on commonality of premises,
nature of business, structure or building, for supply at a
singular metering point by a licensee, and may be at-
(@) the metering point of
a multi-unit complex; or
(6) the metering point of
a group of factories or small-
scale industries located in common premises,
including millers, welders, fabricators or vendors in
a market;
"consumer" means a person supplied or entitled to be supplied
with electrical energy for personal, industrial or commercial
use, but does not include a person supplied with electrical
energy for delivery to another person;
"currency point" has the value assigned to it in Schedule 1 to
these Regulations;
"holder of a distribution licence" means a person licensed to
distribute electricity under the Act;
"holder of a sale licence" means a person licensed to sale
electricity under the Act;
"metering point" means the point of physical connection for the
device measuring the current in the power conductor;
"reseller" means a non-licensed person that purchases electricity
from a holder of a distribution licence or a holder of a
sale licence and resells it to multiple end-users within a
property or development;
"sub-meter" means a meter used to measure the electricity
consumption of a unit, and includes any associated
equipment, system and technologies;
"sub-meter contract" means an agreement between a reseller
and a consumer of resale metering.
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