23Exemptions, &c.

23 Exemptions, &c. (1) Subject to subsection (2), where: (a) a licence is, under this Act, to be deemed to continue in force until the Minister grants, or refuses to grant, the renewal of the licence; (b) a licence is varied under section 20; (c) a licence is cancelled as to part of the pipeline in respect of which it is in force; (d) a licensee applies, by instrument in writing served on the Minister, for a variation or suspension of, or exemption from compliance with, a condition to which the licence is subject; or (e) the Minister, under this Act, gives a direction or consent to a licensee, the Minister may, on application by the licensee, by instrument in writing served on the licensee, vary or suspend, or exempt the licensee from complying with, a condition to which the licence is subject, upon such conditions, if any, as the Minister thinks fit and specifies in the instrument. (2) Nothing in subsection (1) empowers the Minister to alter the term of a licence.