(1) This Act may be called the Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Power Transmission System) Act, 1994.
(2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
(3) The provisions of sections 8 to 11 and sections 13 to 16 shall come into force at once and the remaining provisions of this Act shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of April, 1992 and any reference to the commencement of this Act in any provision of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the commencement of that provision.
Section 2 - Definitions
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--
(a) "appointed day" means the 1st day of April, 1992;
(b) "associated personnel" means the employees of the company associated with its power transmission system;
(c) "company" means the Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited, a company incorporated and registered under the Companies Act, 1956 having its registered office at Neyveli-607801, South Arcot District, Tamil Nadu;
(d) "Corporation" means the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, being a company within the meaning of the Companies Act, 1956 and having its registered office at Hemkunt Chambers, 89, Nehru Place, New Delhi-110019;
(e) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette;
(f) "power transmission system", in relation to the company, means the main transmission lines [including extra high voltage alternative current (EHVAC) lines and high voltage direct current (HVDC) lines] and sub-sections owned by the company;
(g) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(h) words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 or, as the case may be, the Companies Act, 1956 shall have the meanings, respectively, assigned to them in those Acts.