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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.
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(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.