Section 28Part 3 — Licensing
Modification of licence
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Without prejudice to subsection (2) or (3), a licence may be modified where the Office and the licensee each consent in writing to modify the licence subject to any special conditions concerning modification in the relevant licence.
Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Office shall immediately, on the direction of the Cabinet, modify a licence for reasons of the security or the public interest of the Islands with or without the agreement of the licensee.
Where the Office, on the recommendation of the Cabinet, considers that a licence should be modified in the public interest, the Office shall give to the licensee a written notice that —
sets out the proposed modification;
states the reasons for the proposed amendment; and
invites the licensee to file submissions within twenty-eight days to show cause why the licence should not be so modified.
The Office may modify the licence if, after having regard to a submission made under subsection (3)(c), the Office considers the licence should be modified —
in the manner set out in the notice; or
in some other manner consistent with the said submissions.
Where the Office decides to modify the licence, the Office shall give to the licensee a written notice stating —
how the licence has been modified; and
that the licensee may apply to the Office for a reconsideration of its decision in accordance with section 71(1)(e).
Cross References
- Section 71 of Electricity Sector Regulation Act
section 71(1)(e)