21Application for grant of licence

21 Application for grant of licence

(1)  A body corporate, or a partnership of 2 or more bodies corporate, may apply to the Regulator for the grant of a licence.

(2)  An application for the grant of a licence –

(a) must be made in an approved form; and

(b) must be accompanied by a statement as to –

(i) the directors, secretary and public officer of the applicant or applicants; and

(ii) any other person who is able to control the affairs of the applicant or applicants; and

(c) must be accompanied by a statement showing, to the satisfaction of the Regulator, the human, financial and technical resources available to the applicant or applicants; and

(d) must be accompanied by the application fee determined under subsection (3) in relation to the application; and

(e) must be accompanied by the information that the Regulator reasonably requires.

(3)  The Regulator may determine for the purposes of subsection (2)(d) an application fee of an amount that the Regulator considers is required to meet the reasonable costs of the Regulator in determining the application.

(4)  The Regulator may, as the Regulator considers appropriate, accept a single application, or may require separate applications, from an applicant in respect of –

(a) different gas activities of the applicant; or

(b) different gas activities of the applicant at different locations.

(5)  The Regulator may require an applicant for a licence to provide any further relevant information that the Regulator thinks is required to enable the assessment and determination of the application.

(6)  If an applicant fails to comply with a requirement under subsection (5) within 30 business days, or a longer period allowed by the Regulator, the application lapses.

(7)  The Regulator must ensure that notice of an application for the grant of a licence is published, at least 30 business days before the application is determined by the Regulator, in the or in another manner that the Regulator considers appropriate.