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OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE (RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION) REGULATIONS 2011 - REG 4.10

Joint Authority decision on variation of field development plan

  (1)   As soon as practicable after a petroleum production licensee gives a variation of a field development plan to the Titles Administrator under regulation   4.08, the Titles Administrator must give the variation to the Joint Authority.

  (2)   After receiving the variation from the Titles Administrator, the Joint Authority must:

  (a)   accept the variation if the varied field development plan would meet the requirements of subregulation   4.06(1); or

  (b)   reject the variation; or

  (c)   ask the Titles Administrator to notify the licensee, in writing, that the Joint Authority is unable to make a decision without further assessment of the variation.

Further assessment before decision

  (3)   If the Joint Authority asks the Titles Administrator to issue a notice under paragraph   (2)(c), the Joint Authority must specify for inclusion in the notice:

  (a)   any further information the Joint Authority requires to be included in the variation; and

  (b)   the date after which the Joint Authority will commence further assessment of the plan.

  (4)   The date specified under paragraph   (3)(b) must give the licensee a reasonable opportunity to modify or resubmit the plan.

  (5)   If the Joint Authority undertakes further assessment of a variation, the Joint Authority must accept or reject the variation as soon as practicable.

Acceptance may be subject to conditions

  (6)   The Joint Authority may accept a variation of a field development plan subject to conditions.

Notice of decision

  (7)   The Titles Administrator must notify the licensee in writing of the following matters as soon as practicable after the Joint Authority has made a decision to accept or reject a variation of a field development plan:

  (a)   the terms of the decision;

  (b)   if the Joint Authority rejects the variation--the reasons for the decision;

  (c)   if the Joint Authority accepts the variation--the date on which the variation commences;

  (d)   if the Joint Authority accepts the variation subject to a condition--the condition and the reason for making the acceptance subject to a condition.

Date of effect

  (8)   If the Joint Authority accepts a variation of a field development plan, the plan as varied replaces the existing field development plan as the plan in force for the field on the date notified under paragraph   (7)(c).


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