(1)  The Minister must accept the pipeline management plan if there are reasonable grounds for believing that –

(a) the plan is appropriate for the nature and proposed use of the pipeline; and

(b) the plan complies with regulations 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 and 28 for the stages connected with the life of the pipeline mentioned in regulation 19 for which the plan is submitted; and

(c) the plan, or a part of a pipeline management plan in force for the pipeline, complies with regulation 27 .

(2)  If the Minister is not reasonably satisfied that the pipeline management plan when first submitted meets the criteria mentioned in subregulation (1) , the Minister must give the pipeline licensee a reasonable opportunity to change and resubmit the plan.

(3)  If, after the pipeline licensee has had a reasonable opportunity to change and resubmit the pipeline management plan, the Minister is still not reasonably satisfied that the plan meets the criteria mentioned in subregulation (1) , the Minister must refuse to accept the plan.

(4)  Despite subregulation (3) , the Minister may do either or both of the following:

(a) accept the plan in part for a particular stage connected with the life of the pipeline mentioned in regulation 19 ;

(b) impose limitations or conditions applying to the pipeline in respect of any of those stages.

(5)  The Minister must give the pipeline licensee written notice of a decision by the Minister –

(a) to accept the pipeline management plan; or

(b) not to accept the plan; or

(c) to accept the plan in part for a particular stage connected with the life of the pipeline, or subject to the imposition of limitations or conditions.

(6)  A notice of a decision under subregulation (5)(b) or (c) is to include –

(a) advice of the decision and the reasons for it; and

(b) if limitations or conditions are to apply to a stage connected with the life of the pipeline, a statement of those limitations or conditions.