Gas Act, 2001 (Act No. 48 of 2001)Chapter III : Gas Licences and Registration17. Advertising of application for licence |
| (1) | When application is made for a licence as contemplated in section 16, the person concerned must publish a notice of the application in at least two newspapers circulating in the area of the proposed activity in any two official languages, one of which must be English. |
| (2) | The advertisement must state— |
| (a) | the name of the applicant; |
| (b) | the object of the application; |
| (c) | the place where the application will be available for inspection by any member of the public; |
| (d) | the period within which any objections to the issue of the licence may be lodged with Gas Regulator; |
| (e) | the address of the Gas Regulator where any objections may be lodged; and |
| (f) | that objections must be substantiated by way of an affidavit or solemn declaration. |
| (3) | The advertisement contemplated in subsection (1) must be published for such period or in such number of issues of a newspaper as may be prescribed. |