| (1) | The Minister may, in consultation with the Regulator, determine by notice in the Gazette that any person involved in an activity relating to trading, import or export, or the generation, transmission or distribution of electricity that does not require licensing in terms of section 7, read with section 8, must register with the Regulator. |
[Section 9(1) substituted by section 9(a) of the Electricity Regulation Amendment Act, 2024, Notice No. 5139, GG51100, dated 20 August 2024 - effective 1 January 2025 per Proclamation Notice 236 of 18 December 2024 with exceptions]
| (2) | Any person who has to register with the Regulator must do so in the form and in accordance with the prescribed procedure, and an application for registration must be accompanied by the prescribed registration fee: Provided that any person holding a valid licence at the date of a determination contemplated in section 8 must be issued with a registration certificate without complying with the prescribed procedure. |
[Section 9(2) substituted by section 4 of Act No. 28 of 2007]
| (a) | On receipt of an application in terms of subsection (2) the Regulator must forthwith register the applicant for the activities set out in a certificate of registration to be provided to such a person. |
| (b) | The Regulator may refuse to register such a person or activity— |
| (i) | if the application is not made within the prescribed period or is not accompanied by the prescribed registration fee; or |
| (ii) | if the application is contrary to the objectives of this Act. |
| (4) | The Regulator may make registration subject to— |
| (a) | adherence to the provisions of this Act; |
| (b) | conditions relating to the supply of information to the Regulator, the dissemination of information to customers or end users, and the establishment and funding of customer and end user awareness programmes; |
| (c) | compliance with the technical codes that may be applicable from time to time; |
| (e) | payment of fees imposed by licensees for granting registrants access to their network. |
[Section 9(4)(c), (d) and (e) inserted by section 9(c) of the Electricity Regulation Amendment Act, 2024, Notice No. 5139, GG51100, dated 20 August 2024 - effective 1 January 2025 per Proclamation Notice 236 of 18 December 2024 with exceptions]
