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application for revalidation does not indicate a significant change to the 
conditions under which the licence to establish was earlier granted. 
 
(2) Where the application for revalidation indicates a significant change 
to the conditions under which the licence to establish was granted, all 
the processes applicable to the grant of the licence to establish shall 
apply to the application for revalidation. 
 
52. (1) An application for a Permit to Construct a gas transportation 
pipeline, petroleum liquids transportation pipeline, petroleum liquids 
transportation network, gas transportation network or gas distribution 
network shall be- 
    (a)  made during the validity of a licence to establish; 
 
    (b) upon terms and conditions set out by the Authority in guidelines  
Authority; and 
    (c)  accompanied by a pipeline or pipeline network development 
plan. 
 
(2) the proposed pipeline or pipeline network development plan shall 
show – 
(a) 
the selected route of the pipeline marked in red and the 
sections and quarter sections. The topographical map of the 
selected route shall be drawn to scale as follows: 
(i) 1:50,000, for a pipeline that is not more than 50 kilometres 
long,  
(ii) 
1:100,000, for a pipeline that is over 50 kilometres but 
not more than 100 kilometres long,  
(iii) 
1:250,000, for a pipeline that is over 100 kilometres long, 
or 
(iv) 
drawn on a specific scale for the purpose of 
identifying clearly the proposed pipeline route; 
 
(b) 
the direction of flow of fluid or natural gas along the pipeline; 
(c) 
the direction of flow of fluid or natural gas along the pipeline; 
(d) 
the location, shown by symbols, of any installation along the 
pipeline; 
(e) the location of the points at which the new pipeline would cross 
Application 
for Permit to 
Construct