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

Rules

Gas Act Rules, 2021

Chapter 2 : Applications and Objections to Licence Applications

13. Application for the revocation of a licence
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(1) An application for the revocation of a licence must be made in writing to the Energy Regulator in the form specified in Annexure F and must contain all information specified therein.

 

(2) An applicant may request the confidential treatment of information submitted as part of an application for the revocation of a licence, in which case the full revocation 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 revocation application.

 

(3) If the reason for ceasing the licensed activity is that another person is willing and able to assume the rights and obligations of the licensee in accordance with the requirements and objectives of the Act—
(a) the licensee must obtain and submit, with its revocation application, a written undertaking made under oath or affirmation by such other person to that effect;
(b) the licensee must also obtain and submit a further undertaking made under oath or affirmation by such other person to apply for a new licence in accordance with the Act and these Rules; and
(c) the Energy Regulator will follow the process outlined in Rule 15 or 16 of these Rules to consult with interested and affected parties.

 

(4) The provisions of Rule 7(3), (4), (5), (7) and (8) apply to all applications made under this Rule 13 with changes required by context

 

(5) For revocation applications made in terms of any other grounds listed in section 25(1) of the Act, the Energy Regulator will, in addition to embarking on a public consultation process with interested and affected parties in terms of Rule 15 or 16 of these Rules, also perform other verifications as may be warranted to appropriately evaluate the likely implication of the proposed revocation prior to making a decision on the application.