- Unless the subject or context otherwise requires, in these
Rules:-
(a) “Act” means the Electricity Act, 2049.
(b) “Electricity Development Department” means the Electricity
Development Department established to act as the electricity
development unit under the Ministry of Energy pursuant to Section 36
of the Act.
(c) “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Ministry of Energy.
(d) “Survey” means the act of survey relating to the production,    transmission or distribution of electricity and shall also include the acts  relating to feasibility study, detailed engineering design and the works  of investigation regarding thereto.
(e) “Production, transmission and distribution of electricity” means the  construction, operation and maintenance of structures relating to the  production, transmission and distribution of electricity.
(f) “Distribution Area” means the area mentioned in the license relating to  distribution of electricity.
(g) “Wiring” means the installation of electrical device for the purpose of  supplying of electricity to the house and premises, compound, factory or  any other similar places belonging to the consumers.
(h) “Unit” means the electrical energy to be consumed within one hour if  one thousand watt of electricity is run.
(i) “Energy Meter” means an equipment installed for the purpose of  showing the units of electricity consumed.
(j) “Earthing” means the work to connect the wire taking it in a fixed depth  with the earth for the purpose of removing any danger to be occurred  due to electric energy.
(k) “P1ant” means the total form of equipments, materials and system which  cause production, transmission, transformation or distribution of  electricity.