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Gas Act, 2001 (Act No. 48 of 2001)Chapter IV : Entry, inspection and gathering of information by Gas Regulator36. Mozambique Gas Pipeline Agreement |
| (1) | In this section, "the agreement" means the Mozambique Gas Pipeline Agreement, as it existed immediately before the date of commencement of this Act, entered into between the Minister, the Minister of Trade and Industry and Sasol Limited concerning the introduction of natural gas by pipeline from the Republic of Mozambique into the Republic. |
| (2) | Despite anything to the contrary in this Act, the agreement binds the Gas Regulator until 10 years after natural gas is first received from Mozambique. |
| (3) | From the date of the conclusion of the agreement, the terms of the agreement relating to the following matters constitute conditions of a licence issued in terms of section 19; |
| (a) | Exclusive rights and periods granted in respect of transmission and distribution of gas; |
| (b) | third party access to the transmission pipeline from Mozambique and to certain of Sasol’s pipelines; |
| (c) | prices charged by Sasol for gas; |
| (d) | Sasol’s obligation to supply customers, distributors and reticulators with gas; and |
| (e) | administration of the agreement. |
| (4) | The Gas Regulator must formally issue licences to the entities contemplated in the agreement and may impose such conditions in respect of each licence in terms of this Act as are not contrary to the agreement. |
