Delay of issuance

Delay of issuance

359 (1) The Commission may make a recommendation to the Minister, which it must make public, that an application for exportation of electricity be designated by order of the Governor in Council under section 360 and may delay issuing a permit during any period that is necessary for the purpose of making such an order. (2) In determining whether to make a recommendation, the Commission must seek to avoid the duplication of measures taken in respect of the exportation by the applicant and the government of the province from which the electricity is to be exported and must take into account (a) the effect of the exportation of the electricity on provinces other than that from which the electricity is to be exported; (b) whether the applicant has (i) informed those who have declared an interest in buying electricity for consumption in Canada of the quantities and classes of service available for sale, and (ii) given an opportunity to buy electricity on conditions as favourable as the conditions specified in the application to those who, within a reasonable time after being so informed, demonstrate an intention to buy electricity for consumption in Canada; and (c) any factors that are specified in the regulations.