Natural Gas Market (Amendment) Regulations, 2017

L.N. 118 of 2017

REGULATOR FOR ENERGY AND WATER SERVICES ACT

(CAP. 545)

Natural Gas Market (Amendment) Regulations, 2017

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 37(1) of the

Regulator for Energy and Water Services Act, the Prime Minister,

after consultation with the Regulator for Energy and Water Services,

has made the following regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the Natural Gas Market Citation.

(Amendment) Regulations, 2017, and these regulations shall be read

and construed as one with the Natural Gas Market Regulations S.L. 545.12

hereinafter referred to as "the principal regulations".

In regulation 3 of the principal regulations, immediately Amends

after sub-regulation (5) thereof, there shall be added the following regulation

the principal

sub-regulations

regulations.

"(6)

A non-refundable application fee as established in

the Second Schedule shall be paid to the Regulator with the

licence application;

(7)

The amount of the annual licence fee shall be in

accordance to the Second Schedule to these regulations. The

first licence fee shall be paid by the licensee to the Regulator

immediately and on the day of the granting of the licence, and

thereafter every year on the anniversary of the grant of such

licence or on any other date as the Regulator may reasonably

establish.

(8)

If any licence fee is not paid within thirty days after

the date upon which the licensee has been called by whatever

means to pay such fee, the licence to which it relates shall cease

to be in force with immediate effect and without any other

action or further by the Regulator. If the licensee to whom it was

granted wishes again to carry out any activity under these

regulations, he shall then be required to apply for a new licence.

In considering any such application, the Regulator may take into

account the previous failure of the applicant to pay the licence

fee and of any explanation regarding that failure which the

applicant may submit to the Regulator. The Regulator may

impose any measure which is to be carried out by the applicant

to ensure payment of any amounts due and to ensure the prompt

payment of any licence fees due in the future once a new licence

is issued.".

In sub-regulation (5) of regulation 7 of the principal

regulations, the words "the Schedule" shall be substituted by the

words "the First Schedule".

In regulation 8 of the principal regulations, immediately

after the words "sub-regulations (2) to (4)." there shall be added the

words "A non-refundable application fee as established in the Second

Schedule shall be paid to the Regulator with the application for an

authorisation for the supply of natural gas. The amount of the annual

authorisation fee shall also be in accordance with the Second

Schedule to these regulations.".

In paragraphs (n) and (p) of sub-regulation (1) of

regulation 29 of the principal regulations, the words "the Schedule"

shall be substituted by the words "the First Schedule".

The Schedule to the principal regulations shall be renamed

as the "First Schedule".

Immediately after the First Schedule as amended, there

shall be added the following Schedule

"Second Schedule

(Regulations 3 and 8)

Licence and Authorisation Licence and Authorisation Annual licence and

Type

Application Fee

Authorisation fee

the carrying out of the

500 euro

15,000 euro

functions of a storage

system operator;

the carrying out of the

500 euro

20,000 euro

functions of an LNG system

operator;

the carrying out of any of the 500 euro

5,000 euro

functions of a distribution

system operator

Operation of a Direct Line;

500 euro

5,000 euro

Supply of natural gas

500 euro

5,000 euro

".

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