Gas Act, 2001 (Act No. 48 of 2001)

Chapter III : Gas Licences and Registration

16. Application for licence

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(1)Any person who has to apply for a licence in terms of section 15 must do so in the prescribed form and in accordance with the prescribed procedure.

 

(2)Any application contemplated in subsection (1) must include—
(a)the name, company number (if any) and principal place of business of the applicant;
(b)particulars of the owners or shareholder of the applicant if the applicant is not a natural person;
(c)documents demonstrating the administrative, financial and technical abilities of the applicant;
(d)a description of the proposed facility to be constructed or operated, or the proposed trading to be conducted, including maps and diagrams where appropriate;
(e)a general description of the type of customers to be served and the tariff or gas policies price applied; to be
(f)the plans and ability of the applicant to comply with all applicable labour, health, safety and environmental legislation;
(g)a detailed specification of the gas that will be traded under the licence; and
(h)such other particulars as may be prescribed.

 

(3)The applicant may request confidential treatment of commercially sensitive information contained in an application and, subject to concurrence by the Gas Regulator, such information may be withheld from publicly available copies of the application.