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Drilling Licence and Groundwater Development Regulations, 2006 (L.I. 1827)

Regulation 2—Application for drilling licence 
(1) An application for a drilling licence shall be
(a) made to the Commission, and 
(b) in the form specified in the First Schedule. 
(2) Without limiting the effect of subsection (1), the application shall contain the following information: 
(a) particulars of the applicant; 
(b) particulars of responsible field personnel of the applicant which shall include
(i) list of staff, 
(ii) qualifications of staff at least one of whom must be able to communicate effectively in the English language, 
(iii) at least one qualified driller, 
(iv) at least one qualified hydro-geologist or geologist or a geological technician;
(c) list of available plant and equipment indicating
(i) the description, 
(ii) the trademark, 
(iii) age, and 
(iv) state of repair; 
(d) list of drilling activities conducted during the five years immediately preceding the application, indicating 
(i) the year the activities were undertaken, and 
(ii) the place where the activities took place, and 
(e) any other information that the Commission may request.
(3) The application shall be accompanied with the appropriate administrative and processing fee specified in the First Schedule. 

Subject : Water & Sanitation  

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