The Gas (Applications for Licences and Extensions and Restrictions of Licences) Regulations 1996

PART III FURTHER INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS TO ACCOMPANY AN APPLI CATION IN RESPECT OF A PUBLIC GAS TRANSPORTER LICENCE(1)

1.  If the grant of the application would authorise the applicant to convey gas through pipes to any premises in an authorised area—

(a) if not already provided for the purposes of any requirement in Schedule 1, a map drawn to an appropriate scale showing—

(i) the proposed authorised area;

(ii) the actual or proposed configuration, to the extent that it consists of pipes with a design operating pressure in excess of 7 bar gauge, of the pipe-line system the the applicant would operate in that area if the application were granted; and

(iii) any pipes operated or to be operated by the applicant which would be used wholly or mainly for the purpose of conveying gas to that area if the application were granted,

(b) such information available to the applicant as will indicate whether section 7(8) of the Act(2) might restrict the grant of the application and how the criteria set out in section 7(8)(a) and (b) might apply in the particular case;

(c) evidence that the applicant intends to carry on the activities authorised by the licence in a substantial part of the proposed authorised area; and

(d) particulars of the applicant’s proposed arrangements for compliance with the applicable requirements of standard conditions 14 (maintenance and provision of records), 19 (standards of performance), 21 (authorisation of officers), 23 (provision, return and repositioning of meters) and 24 (gas illegally taken).

2.  If the application relates to the conveyance of gas through pipes to a pipe-line system operated by another public gas transporter (except where that pipe-line system is designed to receive gas at an operating pressure not exceeding 7 bar gauge and the application relates to the conveyance of gas to that system only incidentally to the conveyance of gas to premises in an authorised area), if not already provided for the purpose of any requirement in Schedule 1, a map drawn to an appropriate scale showing the actual or proposed configuration of the pipe-line system the applicant would operate if the application were granted, showing—

(i) all pipes with a design operating pressure in excess of 7 bar gauge;

(ii) all pipes effecting connection to the pipe-line system operated by the other public gas transporter; and

(iii) all points through which it is proposed that gas would be conveyed to the applicant’s pipe-line system wholly or mainly for the purpose of being conveyed to the pipe-line system operated by the other public gas transporter.

3.  A business plan in respect of the activities which would be authorised following the grant of the application, giving estimates, for each of the five years following such grant, of—

(a) the total length of any such pipe-line system (in kilometres);

(b) the total revenue from the activity which would be authorised;

(c) the total capital costs, showing separately such costs in relation to procuring and laying pipe-lines, providing and installing meters, procuring and installing other operational plant and machinery, and overhead and administrative requirements (in all cases excluding finance charges);

(d) the total operating costs, showing separately such costs in relation to fuel (including gas purchases), staff costs, rent and rates, development costs and insurance.

4.  Such particulars as will indicate whether any pipe-line system through which the applicant would be authorised to convey gas if the application were granted would be operated safely.

5.  Particulars of the applicant’s proposed arrangements to secure—

(a) the performance of any obligations in relation to escapes of gas imposed on him by Schedule 2B to the Act; and

(b) the achievement of pipe-line system security standards in accordance with standard condition 13.

6.  Unless provided in accordance with paragraph 1(d) above, particulars of the applicant’s proposed arrangements for compliance with the applicable requirements of standard conditions 3 (charging of gas shippers—general), 5 (connection charges etc), 7 (network code), 18 (emergency services and obligations), 23 (provision, return and repositioning of meters) and 24 (gas illegally taken).

(1)

In paragraphs 1(d), 4 and 6 below, if the application is for an extension of a licence, information and documents need only be given in so far as, in any material respect, they significantly differ from or add to the most recent information or documents which were provided in relation to the same requirement—

(i)

with an application made by the applicant in accordance with these Regulations; or

(ii)

subsequent to such an application in pursuance of a condition of the applicant’s licence.

(2)

Section 7(8) provides that except in certain circumstances, a public gas transporter licence or extension of such a licence may not specify as an authorised area any area which is situated within 23 metres of a main of another public gas transporter.