Energy Pipelines Act 1981
27Cancellation of licences not affected by other provisions
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27 Cancellation of licences not affected by other provisions (1) A licence may be wholly or partly cancelled on the grounds that the licensee has not complied with a provision of this Act or the Regulations, notwithstanding that he has been convicted of an offence by reason of his failure so to comply. (2) A person who was the registered holder of a licence that has been wholly cancelled, or is the registered holder of a licence that has been partly cancelled, on the grounds that he has not complied with a provision of this Act or of the Regulations, may be found guilty of an offence by reason of his failure to comply with the provision, notwithstanding that the licence has been so cancelled.
Energy Pipelines Act 1981 31 (3) A licence may be wholly or partly cancelled on the grounds that the licensee has not paid an amount payable by him under this Act within 90 days after the day on which the amount became payable, notwithstanding that judgment for the amount has been obtained or that the amount, or any part of the amount, has been paid or recovered. (4) A person who was the registered holder of a licence that has been wholly cancelled, or is the registered holder of a licence that has been partly cancelled, on the grounds that he has not paid an amount payable by him under this Act within 90 days after the day on which the amount became payable, continues to be liable to pay that amount together with any additional amounts payable by reason of late payment of that amount, notwithstanding that the licence has been so cancelled.