Petroleum (Local Content And Local Participation) Regulations, 2013 (L.I. 2204)

Regulation 88. (1) The Committee shall within twenty-five working days of the receipt of the localcontent plan submitted under regulation 7(3), review and assess the plan and inform theCommission in writing of the recommendations of the Committee.(2) The Committee shall, if satisfied that the plan complies with the requirements ofthese Regulations, recommend the local content plan to the Commission for approval. (3) Where the Committee is dissatisfied with the local content plan the Committee shallrecommend that the Commission reject a plan and it shall state the reasons for therecommendation.(4) The Committee may for the purposes of reviewing or assessing the local content plan(a) provide as far as practicable to persons involved in the petroleum industry or likelyto be affected by the decision, a reasonable opportunity of being heard; and(b) take into account any representation made before submitting its recommendationsto the Commission.(5) The Commission shall approve the local content plan if the Commission is satisfied thatthe local content plan complies with the provisions of these Regulations and shall communicatethe decision of the Commission to the applicant within seven working days of the approval of therecommendations of the Committee.(6) Where based on the recommendations made by the Committee, the Commissiondetermines not to approve the local content plan, in whole or in part, the Commission, shall withinseven working days of making that determination, notify the applicant and furnish the applicantwith a written statement of the reasons for refusal of the Commission to approve the local contentplan. (7) Where the Commission refuses to approve the local content plan submitted by theapplicant, the applicant shall(a) revise the local content plan taking into account the recommendations of theCommission, and(b) within fourteen working days, submit the revised local content plan to theCommission. (8) Where the Commission fails to notify the applicant of its approval or otherwise of therevised local content plan, the revised local content plan shall be deemed approved after fifty working days of the submission.

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Responsible Institution

Ministry of Energy

Ministries Enclave Accra, Ghana Opposite Pension House, SSNIT
Email:info@energymin.gov.gh
Website:www.energymin.gov.gh

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