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The Gas (Applications for Licences and Extensions and Restrictions of Licences) Regulations 2019
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- 2019 No. 1024
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
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These Regulations set out the information, and other documents that are required to be submitted with applications for supplier, shipper, transporter and interconnector licences (and for extensions or restrictions of supplier and transporter licences) under the Gas Act 1986, as amended by the Utilities Act 2000 and the Energy Act 2004. They specify the form and manner of such applications. These Regulations also set out the manner in which notices of applications are to be published.
These Regulations come into force on 5th July 2019.
Regulation 1 provides for the citation, commencement and revokes the previous Regulations.
Regulation 2 makes transitional provisions for applications made but not determined before the Regulations come into force.
Regulation 3 provides for general interpretation.
Regulation 4 deals with the manner of applications.
Regulation 5 concerns the form of applications, and incorporates the Schedule that specifies their form, and the information and documents to accompany them.
Regulation 6 specifies the additional information and documents to accompany applications.
Regulation 7 specifies the fees payable in respect of applications. The fees for licence applications have increased by the following amounts:
| Description of application | Previous Fee payable £ | New Fee payable £ |
|---|---|---|
| Supplier | ||
| Application for a licence including authorisation to supply gas to domestic and non-domestic premises to which gas is, or is to be, conveyed by a gas transporter | 450 | 2,150 |
| Application a for licence including authorisation to supply gas to non-domestic premises only, to which gas is, or is to be, conveyed by a gas transporter | 450 | 1,800 |
| Application for a licence including authorisation to supply gas to premises to which gas is, or is to be, conveyed otherwise than by a gas transporter | 350 | 550 |
| Application for any extension | 450 | 1,600 |
| Application for any restriction | 450 | 550 |
| Shipper | ||
| Licence application | 350 | 550 |
| Transporter | ||
| Application for a licence | 1050 | 3,200 |
| Application for extension or restriction | 150 | 800 |
| Interconnector | ||
| Application for a licence | 1,050 | 1.050 |
Regulation 8 provides for the notice period and publication requirements for applications. It requires applicants to ensure notice of the application is published either on the Ofgem website or their own website. If the application is for a restriction the applicant must also publish the notice in local newspapers.
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