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GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2009 No. 3 - SECT 268

268 Right of entry to facilitate decommissioning for GHG permit

(1) This section applies if--

(a) the GHG tenure is a GHG permit; and
(b) the GHG permit has ended or the land on which the well is located is no longer in the GHG tenure's area; and
(c) the GHG permit holder or former holder has not carried out decommissioning as required under section 267.

(2) The holder or former holder may enter the following land to carry out the decommissioning--

(a) land (the primary land) on which the decommissioning must be or was required to be carried out;
(b) any other land (the access land) it is reasonably necessary to cross for access to the primary land.

(3) Parts 7, 8 and 10 apply to the holder or former holder in the following way--

(a) if the GHG permit has ended, as if--
(i) it were still in force; and
(ii) the former holder were still its holder;
(b) as if the primary land and access land is in the GHG permit's area;
(c) as if the decommissioning is an authorised activity for the GHG tenure.
Editor's note--
parts 7 (Private land), 8 (Public land) and 10 (General compensation provisions)


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