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OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE (RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION) REGULATIONS 2011 (SLI NO 54 OF 2011) - REG 4.17

Requirement to obtain approval of rate of recovery of petroleum

         (1)   A petroleum production licensee commits an offence if:

                (a)    the licensee undertakes the recovery of petroleum from a petroleum pool in a licence area; and

               (b)    the licensee has not obtained from the Joint Authority written approval of the rate of recovery of petroleum from the pool; and

                (c)    the rate of recovery of petroleum from the pool is not subject to a direction under section 190 of the Act.

Penalty:   60 penalty units.

         (2)   An offence against subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note    For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .


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