2 (1)  In this Act, “billing period” means a period of time that is wholly or partly in the eligible period and for which an invoice in respect of an eligible account is issued; (“période de facturation”) “Board” means the Ontario Energy Board; (“Commission”) “consumer” means a person, (a) to whom an invoice is issued in respect of an eligible account for a billing period, or (b) who is prescribed by the regulations or who satisfies such conditions as may be prescribed by the regulations; (“consommateur”) “distribution system” has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998; (“réseau de distribution”) “electricity vendor” means the IESO, a licensed distributor, a licensed retailer or a person prescribed by the regulations; (“vendeur d’électricité”) “eligible account” means, in respect of a consumer, an account with an electricity vendor, or with a person prescribed by the regulations, for the provision of electricity in Ontario if, (a) the consumer has a demand for electricity of 50 kilowatts or less, (b) the consumer annually uses not more than 250,000 kilowatt hours of electricity, (c) the consumer, (i) carries on a business that is a farming business for the purposes of the Farm Registration and Farm Organizations Funding Act, 1993, and (ii) holds a valid registration number assigned under that Act or the consumer’s obligation to file a farming business registration form was waived pursuant to an order made under subsection 22 (6) of that Act, (d) the account relates to, (i) a dwelling, (ii) a property, within the meaning of the Condominium Act, 1998, (iii) a residential complex, within the meaning of subsection 2 (1) of the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, (iv) a property that includes one or more housing units and that is owned or leased by a co-operative within the meaning of the Co-operative Corporations Act, or (e) the consumer or the account satisfies such conditions as may be prescribed by the regulations; (“compte admissible”) “eligible period” means the period commencing January 1, 2011 and ending on December 31, 2015; (“période admissible”) “IESO” means the Independent Electricity System Operator; (“SIERE”) “licensed distributor” means a person licensed under Part V of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 to own or operate a distribution system; (“distributeur titulaire d’un permis”) “licensed retailer” means a person who is licensed under Part V of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 to retail electricity; (“détaillant titulaire d’un permis”) “market rules” means the market rules made under section 32 of the Electricity Act, 1998; (règles du marché”) “regulations” means the regulations made under this Act; (“règlement”) “retail” has the same meaning as in section 56 of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998; (“vendre au détail”) “unit sub-metering” means activities that are unit sub-metering for the purposes of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998; (“activités liées aux compteurs divisionnaires d’unité”) “unit sub-meter provider” means a person who is licensed to engage in unit sub-metering by the Board under Part V of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998. (“fournisseur de compteurs divisionnaires d’unité”)  2010, c. 26, Sched. 13, s. 2 (1); 2013, c. 3, s. 58. Eligible account (2) For the purposes of this Act, if a consumer would, but for this subsection, have an eligible account with a licensed retailer and with a licensed distributor, but only one of them issues an invoice to the consumer for a billing period for all amounts payable by the consumer to them for the billing period, (a) the consumer is deemed to have an eligible account for the billing period only with whichever of them issues the invoice for the billing period; and (b) the licensed distributor or licensed retailer who issues the invoice for the billing period is deemed to be imposing all charges and other amounts payable under the invoice for the purposes of determining the amount of financial assistance to which the consumer is entitled.  2010, c. 26, Sched. 13, s. 2 (2). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2013, c. 3, s. 58
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