| (b) | import or export any electricity; or |
| (2) | Notwithstanding subsection (1), a person involved in an activity specified in Schedule II need not apply for or hold a licence issued by the Regulator. |
| (a) | Nothing in this Act precludes a potential licensee from discussing the contemplated operation of generation, transmission and distribution facilities, the import or export of electricity, trading, or any other activity relating thereto, prior to filing a licence application with the Regulator. |
| (b) | The Regulator must furnish an applicant contemplated in paragraph (a) with all information necessary to facilitate the filing of an application for a licence. |
| (4) | No request for further information, notification or discussions referred to in subsection (3) may in any way be construed as conferring any right or expectation on an applicant. |
[Section 7, previously section 8, renumbered by section 16(b) of Act No. 28 of 2007]
