18. —The Act of 1999 is amended—

(a) in section 11(1), by the insertion after “authorisation” of “or a natural gas licence granted under section 16 of the Gas (Interim) (Regulation) Act, 2002, or a consent given under the Gas Act, 1976 ”.

(b) in section 11(4), by the substitution for paragraph (b) of the following paragraphs:

“(b) require a person to whom this section applies or any member, officer or employee of the person to whom this section applies to produce to the authorised officer any books, documents or records (and in the case of such information in a non-legible form to reproduce it in permanent legible form) which are in his or her power or control or to give him or her such information, whether oral or written, as the officer may reasonably require in relation to any entries in such records,

(bb) require any such person to give to the officer any other information, whether oral or written, which the officer may reasonably require to determine whether this Act or the Gas (Interim) (Regulation) Act, 2002, are being complied with,”,

(c) in section 12, by the insertion after “authorisation” of “or a natural gas licence granted under section 16 of the Gas (Interim) (Regulation) Act, 2002, or a consent given by the Minister prior to the appointed day under section 8(7) or 40(1) of the Gas Act, 1976, or given by the Commission under section 39A(1) of the Gas Act, 1976 ”.