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Petroleum Products Act, 1977 (Act No. 120 of 1997)

Regulations

Regulations regarding Petroleum Products Site and Retail Licences

Chapter 2 : Retail Licences

18. Evaluation of a retail licence application

 

(1) In evaluating an application for any retail licence, the Controller must, subject to subregulation (2), verify that—
(a) the information and the documents submitted with the application form are true and correct; and
(b) the notice contemplated in regulation 16(1) was published.

 

(2) In the case of an application for a retail licence made by a person in respect of whom section 2D of the Act is not applicable, the Controller must be satisfied that—
(a) the retailing business is economically viable; and
(b) the retailing business will promote licensing objectives stipulated in section 2B(2) of the Act.

 

(3) In determining the economic viability contemplated in subregulation (2)(a), the Controller must be satisfied that the net present value has been correctly calculated and is positive.