The general requirements for all licence amendment applications are as follows:
| (1) | A licensee or an affected party may apply to NERSA for the amendment of a licence. |
| (2) | An application for the amendment of a licence may be considered with the permission of the licensee, on non-compliance by a licensee with a licence condition, if it is necessary for the purposes of the Act or in the case of an emergency. An emergency refers to an unplanned event affecting the conditions of a licence. |
| (3) | An application for the amendment of a licence must be made in writing on Form E and must contain all information specified in the form. |
| (4) | An applicant may, in accordance with rule 4 of these Rules, request the confidential treatment of information submitted by it as part of an application for the amendment of a licence. |
| (5) | Where the applicant is a person other than the licensee: |
| (a) | NERSA must provide the licensee with the non-confidential version of the application for the amendment of its licence; |
| (b) | the licensee must provide NERSA with a written response to the application for the amendment to its licence within 30 days from receipt of the information regarding the application for the amendment to its licence; and |
| (c) | NERSA will follow the procedure outlined in either rule 14 or 15 of these Rules or both, as appropriate, to process the application. |
| (6) | Where the application is made with the permission of a licensee: |
| (a) | the applicant must attach a written confirmation given by the licensee under oath or an affirmation to that effect; and |
| (b) | NERSA will process the application in accordance with the procedure outlined in either rule 14 or 15 of these Rules or both, as appropriate. |
| (7) | The provisions of rules 8, 9, 10 and 11 apply to all applications made under Rule 12. |
| (8) | Where the amendment of a licence is at the instance of NERSA, the procedure outlined in either rule 14 or 15 of these Rules will be followed, depending on the circumstances of each case. |
| (9) | Should the amendment sought change the licensee's regulatory asset base (RAB), a tariff application, where applicable, must be submitted to NERSA within six months following the effective date of the amendment, where the provisions of rule 7(7) and 7(8) will be applicable. |
