Notice, Vol. CXXVII No. 107, page 2486

What the notice says

1. Legislation notice

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   Issuing authority

   Cabinet Secretary (makes the following Regulations)

   Licensing authority

   Authority (Construction permits and biofuels business licences)

   Body

   Council (Declares a specification or code of practice under the Standards Act)

   Regulations

   THE ENERGY (BIOFUELS) REGULATIONS, 2025

   Scope

   production, importation, exportation, transportation, storage, packaging, blending, distribution and sale of biofuels

   Purpose

   promote the adoption and use of biofuels by enforcing standards and ensuring fair business practice in the biofuels value chain

   Construction requirement

   A person shall not construct a biofuel production facility unless issued with a construction permit under these regulations.

   Construction exemptions

   a biogas plant that produces less than 12 m3 per day or a biodiesel plant that produces less than 100 litres per month

   Construction application form

   First Schedule

   Application fees schedule

   Second Schedule

   Construction processing period

   forty five (45) days

   Construction permit form

   Third Schedule

   Construction permit validity

   two (2) years

   Construction extension processing period

   forty five (45) days

   Construction permit suspension

   A construction permit may be suspended or revoked by the Authority for non-compliance with any term or condition thereof within the prescribed period.

   Licensing requirement

   A person shall not engage in the production, importation, exportation, transportation, storage, packaging, blending, distribution and sale of biofuels unless licensed by the Authority.

   Licensing exemptions

   a biogas plant that produces less than 12 m3 per day or a biodiesel plant that produces less than 100 litres per month for own use

   Category d licence

   production, importation, exportation, transportation, storage, packaging, blending, distribution or sale of biodiesel

   Category e licence

   production, importation, exportation, transportation, storage, packaging, blending, distribution or sale of bioethanol

   Category g licence

   production, transportation, storage, packaging, distribution or sale of biogas

   Licence application form

   Fourth Schedule

   Licence processing period

   thirty (30) days

   Licence form

   Fifth Schedule

   Licence validity

   a maximum period of three years

   Renewal application form

   Fifth Schedule

   Renewal deadline

   at least thirty (30) days before its expiry

   Renewal documentation

   Fourth Schedule

   Late renewal

   A licensee who makes a renewal application after the expiry date shall pay the annual fees for the period for which the license was not renewed.

   Licence modification form

   Fourth Schedule

   Licence transfer

   A licensee shall not transfer or otherwise divest any rights, powers or obligations conferred or imposed upon them by the licence without the consent of the Authority.

   Licence suspension

   The Authority may suspend or revoke any licence issued under these regulations where the licensee has breached the provisions of these regulations or any conditions attached to the licence

   Show cause notice period

   fourteen (14) days

   Determination period

   thirty (30) days from the expiry of the notice

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Standards Act

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