Section 1. (1) TbisAct may be called the Indian Elestricity Act,

1. (1) TbisAct may be called the Indian Elestricity Act, 1903. abort title, extent and commence- . ment. (2) I t extends to the whole of British India, inclusive of British Baluchistan and the Santhal Parganas ; and (3) It shall come into force on such date .as the Governor General in Courioil may, by. notification in the Gazetteof India, direot in this. behalf. pugnant in the subject or context,-- `(a)` " agrial line " means any electric supply-line whioh is placed above ground and in the open air : (b) the expression "area ,of supply" means the ' area within which alone a licensee is for the time being authorized to supply energy : .. 69' `1903.1` - . Electricity. (Part I.-Preliminary .-Sectim 2.) - (c) "consumer" means any person supplied, or entitled to be supplied, with energy by `a` licensee : - terminals " means - (&) the expression " co~sumerYs terminals " means the ends of the electric lines situate upon any consumer's premises and belonging to him, at which the supply of energy is delivered from the service lines : - (e) '$daily fine" means a fine for each day on which an offence is' continued a£ ter conviotion therefor : ( f ) ' 6 distributing main " means the portion of any `main` which is used for transmitting energy to service lines for the purposes of general supply : (g) 6' electric supply-line " means a wire, conductor or other means used for convey ing, transmitting or distributing energy for any purpose, together with any casing, coating, covering, tube, pipe or insulator enclosing, surrounding or supporting the same or any part thereof or any apparatus connected therewith for the purpose of so conveying, transmitting or distributing such energy; (h) `a` eleotrical power " means the rate per unit of time at which energy is supplied : (i) "energy" means electrical energy expended at a rate greater than twenty-five watts : 0) general supply " means the general supply of energy to ordinary consumers, and includes, in the absence of a special agreement to the contrary with the Government or with a local authority, the general supply of energy for public lamps, but does not include the supply of energy to particular consumers under special agreements : . (b) licensee " means any person licensed under Part I1 to supply energy : - (I) " mainss `7 0` ~ t k c t rlciiy. [ACT ( B s ~ t IL-Nzcpply of Bnergy to the 3zlblic.-Sectioa 3,) [ACT `IIX` (2) cc main " means any eleotric supply -line which is laid by a licensee in any street and through which energy may be supplied, or is intended to be supplied, by the licensee for the purpose of general supply : (m) st plan " includes a section : `(H)`[purpose ][" ][includes any purpose exoept the ] transmission of a message message : a message message `(0)`[service line ][" ][means any electric supply-line ] through which energy ^may be supplied, or is Sntended to be supplied, by a liuensee to a consumer either from a main or directly from the licensee's premises : ( p) street " includes any way, road, lane, square, court, alley, passage or open space, whether `a` thoroughfare or not, over which the publio have a right of way, and also the roadway and footway over any public bridge or causeway : and (p) the expression cc works'' includes electric supply-lines cand any buildings, machinery or apparatus required to supply energy and to carry into effect the objects of a licensee. -