(1)  Before withdrawing the acceptance of a pipeline management plan in force for a pipeline, the Minister must comply with subregulations (2) , (4) and (5) .

(2)  The Minister must give the pipeline licensee at least one month’s written notice of the Minister’s intention to withdraw acceptance of the plan.

(3)  The Minister may give a copy of the notice to such other persons, if any, as the Minister thinks fit.

(4)  The Minister must specify in the notice a date, the "cut-off date" , on or before which the pipeline licensee, or any other person to whom a copy of the notice has been given, may submit to the Minister, in writing, any matters for the Minister to take into account.

(5)  The Minister must take into account –

(a) any action taken by the pipeline licensee to remove the ground for withdrawal of acceptance, or to prevent the recurrence of that ground; and

(b) any matter submitted to the Minister before the cut-off date by the pipeline licensee or a person to whom a copy of the notice has been given.