2. Definitions .-In this Act, unless t he context otherwise requires, -
(1)“Appellate Tri bunal” means the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity established under section
110; (2)“appointed date” means such date as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint; (3)“area of supply” means the area within which a distribution licensee is aut horised by his licence
to supply electricity; (4)“Appropriate Commission” means the Central Regulatory Commis sion referred to in
sub-section (1) of section 76 or the State Regulatory Commission referred to in section 82 or the Joint
Commiss ion referred to in section 83, as the case may be ; (5)“Appropriate Government” means, - (a)the Central Government, - (i)in respect of a generating company wholly or partly owned by it; (ii)in relation to any inter -State generation, transmission, trading or supply of electricity and
with respect to any mines, oil -fields, railways, national highways, airports, telegraphs,
broadcasting stations and any works of defence, dockyard, nuclear power installations; (iii)in respect of the National Load Despatch Cen tre and Regional Load Despatch Centre; (iv)in relation to any works or electric installation belonging to it or under its control ; (b)in any other case, the State Government, having jurisdiction under this Act; (6)“Authority” means the Central Electric ity Authority referred to in sub-section (1) of section 70;