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(1) A person shall not engage in a commercial activity in the renewable energy industry without a licence granted under this Act.

(2) For the purposes of this Act, the commercial activities in the renewable energy industry are

(a) production;

(b) transportation;

(c) storage;

(d)  distribution, sale and marketing;

(e) importation;

(f) exportation and re-exportation; and

(g) installation and maintenance.

(3) The Commission may by legislative instrument limit or expand the scope of activities under subsection (2).

(4) A person who engages in a commercial activity in the renewable energy industry without a licence issued by the Commission as provided under this Act, commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding two thousand penalty units or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding five years or to both.

(5) Where the offence is committed by a body corporate, that body corporate is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five thousand penalty units.