Gas Act, 2001 (Act No. 48 of 2001)RulesGas Act Rules, 2021Chapter 1 : General Requirements for documents submitted to the Energy Regulator4. Request for confidential treatment of information submitted to the Energy Regulator |
| (1) | Any person who submits information to the Energy Regulator may request the confidential treatment of such information. |
| (2) | Where a person requests the confidential treatment of information as contemplated in sub-rule (1) above, that person must – |
| (a) | fully complete and submit the request in the form specified in Annexure A of these Rules; and |
| (b) | clearly indicate and highlight those parts of the information submitted which the submitter considers to be confidential. |
| (3) | The Energy Regulator will inform the applicant of its decision regarding the request for confidential treatment of information within 30 days from receipt of such request. |
| (4) | Once the Energy Regulator has made a decision on the confidential nature of information specified in the request, such information will be withheld from the public and only be made available in accordance with the Act or the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act No. 2 of 2000). |