Gas Act, 2001 (Act No. 48 of 2001)NoticesGas Act Rules, 2009Chapter 2 : Applications and Objections to Licence Applications14. Application for registration of a gas activity |
| (1) |
| (a) | Owners of operations involving the activities contemplated in section 28(1) of the Act must apply to the Energy Regulator for registration. |
| (b) | The application for registration must be made in writing and in the form specified in Annexure G and must contain all information specified therein. |
| (2) |
| (a) | In addition to subrule (1) above, persons involved in gas production must provide the following information for each mine and/or factory— |
| (i) | actual gas production quantities in gigajoules per gas specification for the last calendar year; |
| (ii) | planned gas production quantities in gigajoules per gas specification for the current calendar year; |
| (iii) | where production has not commenced, planned gas production quantities in gigajoules per gas specification for the first year of operation; |
| (iv) | the information required in (i) and (ii) above regarding gas intended for own use; |
| (v) | for gas from wells in the earth or coal seams, a copy of an independent reservoir engineer's assessment of proven and recoverable gas reserves in trillions of cubic feet and the basis for the reserves determination; |
| (vi) | for a landfill project, provide the number of landfills, a sitemap indicating their relative positions and for each landfill provide— |
| (aa) | a detailed description including, the age, the estimated remaining productive life, the dimensions (in m), the size (in m3); |
| (bb) | the number of production wells and a description of the gas collection piping (e.g. length, size, capacity); |
| (cc) | the details of the network reticulating the gas for consumption; |
| (dd) | the details of the gas migration control system, including the number of wells, landfill monitoring measures and the gas flaring system; |
| (ee) | measures taken to mitigate against ground contamination, both for monitoring, preventing and remedying; and |
| (ff) | provisions towards retiring the landfills and towards land rehabilitation. |
| (vii) | for the manufacture of synthetic or artificial gas or the manufacturing of any gases in the refining process, a description of the process(es), including: |
| (aa) | the nature and composition of the gas; |
| (bb) | details of the feed material and by-products I waste products; |
| (cc) | the details of the process flow, including design and actual production capacities; |
| (dd) | a description of the key process units, including the design, maximum and normal operating conditions; and |
| (ee) | details of the network reticulating the gas for consumption. |
| (b) | The information contemplated in subrule (2)(a) above must be submitted in the format specified in Annexure G and must contain all information specified therein. |
| (3) |
| (a) | In addition to subrule (1) above, persons involved in gas importation must provide the following information to the Energy Regulator: |
| (i) | actual gas quantities imported in gigajoules per gas specification and the gas sources for the last calendar year; |
| (ii) | planned gas quantities to be imported in gigajoules per gas specification and the gas sources for the current calendar year; |
| (iii) | where importation has not commenced, planned gas importation quantities in gigajoules per gas specification for the first year of operation; and |
| (iv) | the information required in (i) and (ii) above regarding gas intended for own use. |
| (b) | The information contemplated in subrule (3)(a) above must be submitted in the format specified in Annexure G and must contain all information specified therein. |
| (4) | An applicant for registration in terms of this rule may, in accordance with rule 4, request confidential treatment of information submitted as part of its application. |