Petroleum Pipelines Act, 2003 (Act No. 60 of 2003)NoticesPetroleum Pipelines Act: Rules, 2026Chapter 3 : Consultation with Affected and Interested Parties14. Administrative action affecting any person |
| (1) | For any administrative action that might materially and adversely affect the rights or legitimate expectations of any person, NERSA must call for the written submission of relevant views, facts and evidence. |
| (2) | The call for written representations: |
| (a) | must be published on NERSA's website; |
| (b) | may also be published on a public noticeboard outside NERSA's offices; and |
| (c) | must comply with all the procedures outlined in section 3 of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, 2000 (Act No. 3 of 2000). |
| (3) | If considered appropriate by NERSA and where persons concerned can be readily identified, notices of the call for written representations may be communicated by NERSA directly to such persons. |
| (4) | For all other NERSA decisions that do not constitute an administrative action as defined in the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, but that may affect or are of interest to other persons, NERSA must allow such interested and affected persons an opportunity to submit their views and present relevant facts and evidence. |
| (5) | For the purposes of sub-rule (4) above, NERSA must give at least 14 days' notice of the deadline for submission of written representations. |
| (6) | Written representations submitted in terms of this rule 14 must be submitted together with an affidavit signed by the submitter or a mandated representative confirming that the information submitted is true and correct. |
| (7) | At the close of each consultation process, all representations received will be considered in taking a decision and compiling reasons therefor. |
| (8) | A non-confidential version of any such decision and the reasons therefor will be published on NERSA’s website. |