Section 193: Grant of a petroleum liquids transportation network operator licence.

1 Subject to sections 111 and 174 of this Act, the Authority may upon approval of an application and payment of prescribed fees, grant and issue a qualified person a petroleum liquids transportation network operator licence authorising the conduct of activities specified in the licence, which shall include -
a conveyance of petroleum liquids through the transportation network;
b balancing the inputs and off takes from the transportation network;
c providing open access to the transportation network; and
d charging for the use of the transportation network.

2 The Authority shall grant only one petroleum liquids transportation network operator licence for specified petroleum liquids within a geographically defined area to a single network operator, provided that the authority may, at its discretion, issue licences to other parties for the operation of isolated or dedicated pipelines.