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Draft law sets hard rules on LPG sale

Liquefied Petroleum Gas cylinders

Small-scale traders of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) could be pushed out of business as the Government moves to tighten regulations in the sale of cooking gas.

The regulations contained in the draft Energy Act released for public discussion, will require anyone trading in cooking gas to acquire a licence from the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), register a business name and get a five-year lease for the premises they intend to operate from.

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