sec.202Responsibility for geothermal well after decommissioning

### sec.202 Responsibility for geothermal well after decommissioning This section applies if the geothermal tenure holder has decommissioned a geothermal well under section 200 . For ownership before decommissioning, see section 271 (Ownership of equipment and improvements). Despite the decommissioning, the holder continues to be responsible under this Act for the geothermal well until the earlier of the following times (the relevant time )— when the geothermal tenure ends; when the land on which the geothermal well is located ceases to be in the geothermal tenure’s area. The geothermal well is taken to have been transferred to the State at the relevant time. However, the holder may still have obligations under the Environmental Protection Act , chapter 5 for the geothermal well. Subsection (3) applies despite— the geothermal well being on or part of land owned by someone else; or the sale or other disposal of the land. s 202 amd 2012 No. 16 s 78 sch (sec.202-ssec.1) This section applies if the geothermal tenure holder has decommissioned a geothermal well under section 200 . For ownership before decommissioning, see section 271 (Ownership of equipment and improvements). (sec.202-ssec.2) Despite the decommissioning, the holder continues to be responsible under this Act for the geothermal well until the earlier of the following times (the relevant time )— when the geothermal tenure ends; when the land on which the geothermal well is located ceases to be in the geothermal tenure’s area. (sec.202-ssec.3) The geothermal well is taken to have been transferred to the State at the relevant time. However, the holder may still have obligations under the Environmental Protection Act , chapter 5 for the geothermal well. (sec.202-ssec.4) Subsection (3) applies despite— the geothermal well being on or part of land owned by someone else; or the sale or other disposal of the land. - (a) when the geothermal tenure ends; - (b) when the land on which the geothermal well is located ceases to be in the geothermal tenure’s area. - (a) the geothermal well being on or part of land owned by someone else; or - (b) the sale or other disposal of the land.