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sec.201Right of entry to facilitate decommissioning
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### sec.201 Right of entry to facilitate decommissioning
This section applies if—
the geothermal tenure has ended or the land on which the geothermal well is located is no longer in the tenure’s area; and
the geothermal tenure holder or former holder has not carried out decommissioning as required under section 200 .
The holder or former holder may enter the following land to carry out the decommissioning—
land (the primary land ) on which the decommissioning must be or was required to be carried out;
any other land (the access land ) it is reasonably necessary to cross for access to the primary land.
Section 233 and the Common Provisions Act , chapter 3 , parts 2 , 3 and 7 apply to the holder or former holder in the following way—
if the geothermal tenure has ended, as if—
it were still in force; and
the former holder were still its holder;
as if the primary land and access land is in the geothermal tenure’s area;
as if the decommissioning is an authorised activity for the geothermal tenure.
s 201 amd 2018 No. 24 s 9
(sec.201-ssec.1) This section applies if— the geothermal tenure has ended or the land on which the geothermal well is located is no longer in the tenure’s area; and the geothermal tenure holder or former holder has not carried out decommissioning as required under section 200 .
(sec.201-ssec.2) The holder or former holder may enter the following land to carry out the decommissioning— land (the primary land ) on which the decommissioning must be or was required to be carried out; any other land (the access land ) it is reasonably necessary to cross for access to the primary land.
(sec.201-ssec.3) Section 233 and the Common Provisions Act , chapter 3 , parts 2 , 3 and 7 apply to the holder or former holder in the following way— if the geothermal tenure has ended, as if— it were still in force; and the former holder were still its holder; as if the primary land and access land is in the geothermal tenure’s area; as if the decommissioning is an authorised activity for the geothermal tenure.
- (a) the geothermal tenure has ended or the land on which the geothermal well is located is no longer in the tenure’s area; and
- (b) the geothermal tenure holder or former holder has not carried out decommissioning as required under section 200 .
- (a) land (the primary land ) on which the decommissioning must be or was required to be carried out;
- (b) any other land (the access land ) it is reasonably necessary to cross for access to the primary land.
- (a) if the geothermal tenure has ended, as if— (i) it were still in force; and (ii) the former holder were still its holder;
- (i) it were still in force; and
- (ii) the former holder were still its holder;
- (b) as if the primary land and access land is in the geothermal tenure’s area;
- (c) as if the decommissioning is an authorised activity for the geothermal tenure.
- (i) it were still in force; and
- (ii) the former holder were still its holder;