South Africa has a developed energy regulatory schema that centers around the Department of Minerals and Energy (DME).  Under the aegis of the DME are:

• The Gas Act 2001, Act 48 of 2001, whose goal is to a) promote the orderly development of the piped gas industry, b) establish a national regulatory framework, and c) establish a national gas regulator as the custodian and enforcer of the national regulatory framework.
• The Gas Regulator Levies Act 2002, Act 75 of 2002, which provides for the imposition of levies for the functioning of the national gas regulator and for matters connected therewith.
• Piped Gas Regulations. After the establishment of the National Energy Regulator, the Department of Minerals and Energy has promulgated the Piped Gas Regulations, 2007, to promote the orderly development of the piped gas industry.