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Electricity Reform Act 2000
33Transfer of licence
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33 Transfer of licence
(1) A licence may only be transferred with the Utilities Commission's
agreement.
(2) The Utilities Commission may impose conditions on the transfer of
a licence, or vary the terms and conditions of the licence on its
transfer.
(3) The Utilities Commission must not agree to the transfer of a licence
if the transferee would not be entitled to be granted the licence.
(4) An application for agreement to the transfer of a licence is to:
(a) be made by the transferor with the consent of the transferee to
the Utilities Commission in a form approved by the Utilities
Commission; and
(b) contain the information specified in the form.
(5) The applicant must pay to the Utilities Commission an application
fee fixed by the Minister of an amount that the Minister considers
appropriate to meet the reasonable costs of determining the
application.
(6) The applicant must give the Utilities Commission further relevant
information requested by the Utilities Commission.
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