The Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996

[F1Application for certificationN.I.

8C.—(1) An application for certification must be made—

(a)in writing to the Authority; and

(b)before such date and in such form and contain such information as the Authority may specify in writing.

[F2(2) If the application is made on or after 3rd March 2013 and the applicant is a person from a country outside the United Kingdom or a person controlled by a person from a country outside the United Kingdom, the Authority must notify the Department as soon as is reasonably practicable.]

(3) The Authority may request from an applicant for certification any further information the Authority thinks is relevant to the application, and the applicant must supply that information if—

(a)it is in the applicant's possession or control; or

(b)it is information which the applicant could reasonably be expected to obtain.

(4) The Authority may request a relevant producer or supplier, and any related conveyance licensee, for any information the Authority considers relevant to an application for certification, and the person so requested must supply that information if—

(a)it is in his possession or control; or

(b)it is information which he could reasonably be expected to obtain.

(5) A person requested to supply information under paragraph (3) or (4) must do so by the date specified by the Authority in the request.]