(1) A permit is not
required for a building or an incidental structure that is, or is proposed to
be, used —
(a) in
connection with the exploration for, or exploitation of, petroleum resources,
geothermal energy resources and other resources, to which the
Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 or Petroleum (Submerged
Lands) Act 1982 applies; or
(b) in
the construction, modification, reconstruction, operation or maintenance of a
pipeline as defined in the Petroleum Pipelines Act 1969 section 4(1).
(2) However, the
permit requirement provisions apply to a building or an incidental structure
of a kind mentioned in subsection (1) —
(a) that
is, or is proposed to be, a residential facility or a recreational facility;
or
(b) that
members of the public normally use; or
(c) to
which members of the public are permitted access.