Section 16-1-2 - DefinitionsAs used in sections 16-1-2 to 16-1-59B, inclusive, 16-1-71 to 16-1-87, inclusive, and 16-1-102 to 16-1-137, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:
(1) "Commissioner" means "Utility Commissioner" as defined in section 16-1(2) of the Connecticut General Statutes;(2) "Contested case" means "Contested case" as defined in section 4-166 of the Connecticut General Statutes;(3) "Authority" means the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority or its successor;(4) "E-mail" means electronic mail;(5) "Electronic" means "electronic" as defined in section 1-267(5) of the Connecticut General Statutes;(6) "Electronic means" means any method of transmission of information between computers or other machines, other than facsimile machines, designed for the purpose of sending and receiving such transmissions, and which allows the recipient to reproduce the information transmitted in a tangible medium of expression;(7) "Electronic signature" means "electronic signature" as defined in section 1-267(8) of the Connecticut General Statutes;(8) "Intervenor" means "intervenor" as defined in section 4-166 of the Connecticut General Statutes;(9) "License" means "license" as defined in section 4-166 of the Connecticut General Statutes;(10) "Party" means "party" as defined in section 4-166 of the Connecticut General Statutes;(11) "Person" means "person" as defined in section 4-166 of the Connecticut General Statutes;(12) "PIN" means personal identification number; and(13) "Presiding officer" means the commissioner or the hearing officer designated by the head of the Authority to preside at a hearing;(14) "Participant" means any person granted permission by the Authority to take part in an uncontested proceeding; and(15) "Uncontested proceeding" means any agency matter designated as such by statute or any proceeding that is not a contested case.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 16-1-2
Effective December 21, 1971; Amended June 11, 2003; Amended February 5, 2016