In these Rules any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act shall have the meaning so assigned and unless the context indicates otherwise—

"Act"

means the Petroleum Pipelines Act, 2003 (Act No. 60 of 2003) including regulations made in terms thereof;

"activity"

means the construction, conversion or operation of petroleum pipelines, petroleum storage facilities or petroleum loading facilities;

"administrative action"

means administrative action as defined in section 1 of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act;

"amendment"

means to vary, suspend, remove or add a licence condition as contemplated in section 23 of the Act;

"applicant"

as it relates to all applications in terms of these Rules, means the owner of the petroleum pipeline, storage facility or loading facility as contemplated in section 16(1) of the Act;

"authorisation permit"

means a permit issued by the Energy Regulator in terms of these rules;

"authorised person"

means a person who has been issued with a valid authorisation permit by the Energy Regulator;

"company"

means a company or an external company both as defined in the Companies Act, 2008 (Act No. 71 of 2008);

"complainant"

means a person who has submitted a complaint in terms of section 31 of the Act;

"Energy Regulator"

means the National Energy Regulator established in terms of section 3 of the National Energy Regulator Act, 2004 (Act No. 40 of 2004);

"GPS"

means Global Positioning System;

"facility"

means a petroleum pipeline, petroleum storage facility or petroleum loading facility as defined in section 1 of the Act;

"licensee"

means a holder of a licence issued by the Energy Regulator in terms of the Act;

"Promotion of Administrative Justice Act"

means the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, 2000 (Act No. 3 of 2000);

"respondent"

means a licensee who is the subject of a complaint in terms of section 31 of the Act;

"tariff application"

means an application for the approval or setting of tariffs or an application to amend an approved or set tariff .