S.L. 545.36 Art. 6Applications for replacement of guarantees of origin. 6 [S.L.

(1) A holder of a guarantee of origin may request the

Regulator by means of an application submitted to the Regulator to replace the guarantee of origin if:

(a) the holder of the of the guarantee of origin believes that the guarantee of origin contains inaccurate information; and

(b) the application is made in writing to the Regulator within twenty-one (21) days from the date of issue of the guarantee of origin.

(2) An application for the replacement of a guarantee of origin shall contain the following information:

(a) statement of the particulars of the guarantee of origin that the holder believes are inaccurate; and

(b) provision of all necessary information in support of that request.

(3) The Regulator shall within forty (40) working days from the date of the receipt of the application, decide whether a replacement or otherwise shall take place with regard to the guarantee of origin, taking into consideration the information submitted to it in this regard, and in doing so the Regulator shall give reasons for its decisions:

Provided that the Regulator may where it deems it necessary, revoke the guarantee of origin in terms of regulation 8:

Provided further that in either case mentioned in sub-regulation (3), failure on the part of the Regulator to give reasons for decisions shall not mean, in any manner whatsoever, that a replacement of the existing guarantee of origin or the issuing of a new HIGH-EFFICIENCY COGENERATION AND OF ENERGY 545.36 FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES guarantee of origin has been tacitly granted by the Regulator.

(4) The Regulator may extend the forty (40) working day period referred to in sub-regulation (3) for a further period of forty

(40) working days and in doing so the Regulator shall inform the applicant in writing of such extended period.

(5) If the Regulator decides to issue a replacement for the guarantee of origin it shall do so as soon as possible. The Regulator shall inform the holder as soon as possible by means of a written notice if it decides not to replace the guarantee of origin.