The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006
19. Grant of
authorisation.-
1. When,
either on the basis of an application for authorisation for laying, building,
operating or expanding a common carrier or contract carrier or for laying,
building, operating or expanding a city or local natural gas distribution
network is received or on suo motu basis, the Board forms an opinion that it is
necessary or expedient to lay, build, operate or expand a common carrier or
contract carrier between two specified points, or to lay, build, operate or
expand a city or local natural gas distribution network in a specified
geographic area, the Board may give wide publicity of its intention to do so
and may invite applications from interested parties to lay, build, operate or
expand such pipelines or city or local natural gas distribution network.
2. The
Board may select an entity in an objective and transparent manner as specified
by regulations for such activities.