Gas Act, 2001 (Act No. 48 of 2001)Chapter III : Gas Licences and Registration19. Finalisation of application |
| (1) | The Gas Regulator must decide on an application in the prescribed manner within 60 days— |
| (a) | after the expiration of the period contemplated in section 17(2)(d), if no objections have been received; or |
| (b) | after receiving the response of the applicant to objections as contemplated in section 18(c). |
| (2) | The Minister may direct that when the Gas Regulator decides upon a licence application to establish a specified gas transmission pipeline, gas storage facility, liquefaction or re-gasification facility or to convert infrastructure into such facilities, or to operate such facilities, the Gas Regulator shall satisfy itself that such application meets, inter alia, criteria specified by the Minister, which criteria must be based upon reflect— |
| (a) | the national interest; |
| (b) | the promotion of regional growth; or |
| (c) | any other social objective. |
| (3) | The Gas Regulator must provide the applicant with a copy of its decision as well as a list of the factors on which the decision was based. |
| (4) | The Gas Regulator must issue separate licences for as a list of the factors on which the decision was based. |
| (a) | the construction of gas transmission, storage, distribution, liquefaction and re-gasification facilities or the conversion of infrastructure into such facilities; |
| (b) | the operation of gas transmission, storage or distribution facilities; and |