(1) This section applies if—
(a) a greenhouse gas assessment permit or greenhouse gas holding lease is in force; and
(b) one or more identified greenhouse gas storage formations are wholly situated in the permit area or lease area.
(2) If a single identified greenhouse gas storage formation extends to—
(a) only one block in the permit area or lease area; or
(b) 2 or more blocks in the permit area or lease area—
the permittee or lessee may apply to the Minister for the grant of a greenhouse gas injection licence over the block or blocks to which the identified greenhouse gas storage formation extends.
(3) If—
(a) 2 or more identified greenhouse gas storage formations, when considered together, extend to only one block in the permit area or lease area; and
(b) a vertical line would not pass through a point in each of those identified greenhouse gas storage formations—
the permittee or lessee may apply to the Minister for the grant of a greenhouse gas injection licence over the block to which the identified greenhouse gas storage formations extend.
(4) If—
(a) 2 or more identified greenhouse gas storage formations, when considered together, extend to—
(i) only one block in the permit area or lease area; or
(ii) 2 or more blocks in the permit area or lease area; and
(b) a vertical line would pass through a point in each of those identified greenhouse gas storage formations—
the permittee or lessee may apply to the Minister for the grant of a greenhouse gas injection licence over the block or blocks to which the identified greenhouse gas storage formations, when considered together, extend.
(5) If—
(a) 2 or more identified greenhouse gas storage formations, when considered together, extend to 2 or more blocks in the permit area or lease area; and
(b) a vertical line would not pass through a point in each of those identified greenhouse gas storage formations; and
(c) for each identified greenhouse gas storage formation, at least one of the blocks to which the identified greenhouse gas storage formation extends immediately adjoins a block to which the other, or another, of those identified greenhouse gas storage formations extends—
the permittee or lessee may apply to the Minister for the grant of a greenhouse gas injection licence over the blocks to which the identified greenhouse gas storage formations, when considered together, extend.
(6) For the purposes of subsection (5), a block immediately adjoins another block if the graticular section that constitutes or includes that block and the graticular section that constitutes or includes that other block—
(a) have a side in common; or
(b) are joined together at one point only.
(7) If a greenhouse gas holding lease was granted under section 360 (or was granted by way of renewal of such a lease), the lessee is not entitled to make an application under this section unless—
(a) the greenhouse gas holding lease is tied to a petroleum production licence; and
(b) the lessee is the registered holder of the petroleum production licence.