Following the enactment of the Energy Regulation Act No. 12 of 2019 and the Electricity Act No 11 of 2019, the Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has undertaken development of subsidiary legislation in order to operationalise the two new pieces of legislation which includes the Licensing (General) Regulations which will facilitate licensing procedures under ERB.
The ERB intend to revoke the current Statutory Instrument No. 2 of 1998 (current Licensing Regulations) which falls short of providing all relevant procedural matters related to licensing under the new Acts.
However, as part of the revocation, the Board proposes to adopt the current fee schedule contained in the SI No. 2 of 1998 with amendments on the wording of the cost lines in order to align the schedule to the new Acts. Further, the Board proposes to introduce a few nominal fees which have been provided for under new Acts as follows:
|
Fee title |
Fees |
Basis |
|
Application/Renewal fee for licence |
3334 |
Already exists in the current framework paid as an administrative fee |
|
Application for a licence to operate an undertaking or renewal of licence |
0.1% of the cost of establishing an enterprise or net worth of an enterprise with a minimum of ZMW2,500.00 |
Exist. A minimum has been added which is already being implemented as part of assessment Guidelines. |
|
Transfer, pledge and assignment |
30,000 fee units |
New fee as per new Acts |
|
Inspection of register of licences |
600 fee units for search and print out |
New |
|
Inspection of and application or being furnished with an application by the Board |
2,000 fee units |
Exists |
|
Lodging an objection to the Grant of a license |
5,000 fee units |
Exists |
|
Replacement of lost or destroyed licence |
1,000 fee units |
Proposed for introduction |
|
Filing of notice of appeal to the Tribunal |
1,000 fee units |
Proposed for introduction |
The Energy Regulation Board now invites comments on the proposed amendments to the Licensing Regulations as proposed above.
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