Gas Act, 2001 (Act No. 48 of 2001)RulesGas Act Rules, 2021Chapter 2 : Applications and Objections to Licence Applications12. Amendment of licence |
| (1) | A licensee or an affected party may apply to the Energy Regulator for an amendment of its licence through the variation, suspension, removal or addition of any licence condition. |
| (2) | An application for an amendment of a licence must be made in writing in the form specified in Annexure E and must contain all information specified therein. |
| (3) | An applicant may request confidential treatment of information submitted by it as part of an application for an amendment of a licence, in which case the full licence amendment application must be submitted together with— |
| (a) | the request for confidential treatment of information in the form specified in Annexure A in accordance with Rule 4 of these Rules; and |
| (b) | the intended non-confidential version of the licence amendment application. |
| (4) | Where the applicant is a person other than the licensee— |
| (a) | the Energy Regulator must provide the licensee with the non-confidential version of the application for an amendment of its licence; |
| (b) | the licensee must, within 30 days from receipt of such non-confidential version of the application, provide the Energy Regulator with its written response to the application; and |
| (c) | the Energy Regulator will follow the procedure outlined in either Rule 15 or 16 of these Rules or both, as appropriate, to process the application. |
| (5) | Where the application is made with the permission of a licensee— |
| (a) | the applicant must attach a written confirmation given by the licensee under oath or affirmation to that effect; and |
| (b) | the Energy Regulator will forthwith process the application in accordance with the procedure outlined in either Rule 15 or 16 of these Rules or both, as appropriate. |
| (6) | The provisions of Rule 7(3), (4), (5), (7) and (8) apply to all applications made under this Rule 12 with changes required by context. |
| (7) | Where the amendment of a licence is at the instance of the Energy Regulator, the procedure outlined in either Rule 15 or 16 of these Rules will, depending on the circumstances of each case, be followed from inception. |