In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise—

"administrative action"

bears the meaning ascribed to it in the Promotion of  Administrative Justice Act, 2000 (Act No. 3 of 2000);

"chief executive officer"

means the chief executive officer contemplated in section 5;

"Department"

means the Department of Minerals and Energy;

"Electricity Act"

means the Electricity Act, 1987 (Act No. 41 of 1987);

"Energy Regulator"

means the National Energy Regulator established by section 3;

"Gas Act"

means the Gas Act, 2001 (Act No. 48 of 2001);

"Gas Regulator Levies Act"

means the Gas Regulator Levies Act, 2002 (Act No. 75 of 2002);

"Minister"

means the Minister of Minerals and Energy;

"Petroleum Pipelines Act"

means the Petroleum Pipelines Act, 2003 (Act No. 60 of 2003).