Petroleum Pipelines Act, 2003 (Act No. 60 of 2003)Chapter 3 : Licences25. Contraventions |
| (1) | If a licensee contravenes or fails to comply with a condition of a licence or any provision of this Act, the Authority may serve a notice on such licensee in which the licensee is directed to comply with the condition or the provision of the Act within a reasonable period specified in the notice. |
| (2) | If a licensee fails to comply with a notice contemplated in subsection (1), the Authority may sit as a tribunal and, with due regard to section 10, decide on the matter and may impose a penalty or a fine not exceeding R2 000 000 per day for each day on which the contravention or failure to comply continues. |
| (3) | The Authority must consider the severity of the non-compliance when deciding the amount of any penalty. |
| (4) | The Minister may from time to time by notice in the Gazette amend the amount referred to in subsection (2) in order to counter the effect of inflation. |