Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order.)
These Regulations prescribe the manner in which:—
applications under Article 8(1) of the Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 for licences to convey, store or supply gas; or
applications under Article 8(2) of that Order for extensions of such licences,
are to be made. The Regulations also prescribe the manner in which such applications are to be published and the fees which should accompany the applications.
Applications for licences or extensions shall be in the form provided for in Schedule 1 (regulation 3) and shall be accompanied by the information set out in Schedule 2 (regulation 4). Regulation 5 provides for the lodgement of applications.
Applications shall be published in the Belfast Gazette and in a newspaper or newspapers circulating in the areas to which the application relates (regulation 6), together with a notice stating that copies of any maps furnished under regulation 4 may be inspected by the public at the Director Generals' principal office.
The fees to accompany applications are set out in regulation 7.