19Consideration of application

19 Consideration of application

(1)  The Regulator must consider an application for the issue of a licence and may issue, or refuse to issue, the licence.

(2)  The Regulator may only issue a licence if satisfied that –

(a) the applicant is a suitable person to hold the licence; and

(b) [Section 19 Subsection (2) amended by No. 21 of 1998, s. 10, Applied:19 Jun 1998] .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  

(c) [Section 19 Subsection (2) amended by No. 78 of 2005, s. 22, Applied:01 Jan 2008] in the case of a licence authorising the generation of electricity, the generating plant (or proposed generating plant) will generate electricity of the appropriate quality for the relevant transmission system or distribution network; and

(d) [Section 19 Subsection (2) amended by No. 78 of 2005, s. 22, Applied:01 Jan 2008] in the case of a licence authorising the operation of a transmission system, the transmission system has (or the proposed transmission system will have) the necessary capacity for transmitting electricity safely; and

(e) in the case of a licence authorising the operation of a distribution network, the distribution network has (or the proposed distribution network will have) the necessary capacity for distributing electricity safely; and

(f) [Section 19 Subsection (2) amended by No. 16 of 2003, s. 35, Applied:29 May 2005] .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  

(fa) [Section 19 Subsection (2) amended by No. 21 of 1998, s. 10, Applied:19 Jun 1998] [Section 19 Subsection (2) amended by No. 9 of 2012, s. 13, Applied:01 Jul 2012] .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  

(g) in the case of a licence authorising other operations in the electricity supply industry for which a licence is required under the regulations, the applicant meets any special requirements imposed by the regulations for the holding of the licence; and