sec.129Abandonment of sole occupancy of IMA or RMA

### sec.129 Abandonment of sole occupancy of IMA or RMA This section applies if an ML (coal) holder no longer requires sole occupancy of the whole or a part of an IMA or RMA for an overlapping area. The ML (coal) holder must give each petroleum resource authority holder for the overlapping area a notice (an abandonment notice ) that— identifies the area of the IMA or RMA for which the ML (coal) holder proposes to abandon sole occupancy; and states the date (the abandonment date ) on which the ML (coal) holder proposes to abandon sole occupancy; and includes any other information prescribed by regulation. The site senior executive for the coal mine must facilitate the petroleum resource authority holder’s access to the area mentioned in subsection (2) (a) from the abandonment date. An abandonment of sole occupancy does not limit— any obligation of the ML (coal) holder to carry out rehabilitation or environmental management required of the holder under the Environmental Protection Act ; or the ML (coal) holder’s right to occupy the IMA or RMA to comply with an obligation mentioned in paragraph (a) . s 129 amd 2016 No. 30 s 30 (sec.129-ssec.1) This section applies if an ML (coal) holder no longer requires sole occupancy of the whole or a part of an IMA or RMA for an overlapping area. (sec.129-ssec.2) The ML (coal) holder must give each petroleum resource authority holder for the overlapping area a notice (an abandonment notice ) that— identifies the area of the IMA or RMA for which the ML (coal) holder proposes to abandon sole occupancy; and states the date (the abandonment date ) on which the ML (coal) holder proposes to abandon sole occupancy; and includes any other information prescribed by regulation. (sec.129-ssec.3) The site senior executive for the coal mine must facilitate the petroleum resource authority holder’s access to the area mentioned in subsection (2) (a) from the abandonment date. (sec.129-ssec.4) An abandonment of sole occupancy does not limit— any obligation of the ML (coal) holder to carry out rehabilitation or environmental management required of the holder under the Environmental Protection Act ; or the ML (coal) holder’s right to occupy the IMA or RMA to comply with an obligation mentioned in paragraph (a) . - (a) identifies the area of the IMA or RMA for which the ML (coal) holder proposes to abandon sole occupancy; and - (b) states the date (the abandonment date ) on which the ML (coal) holder proposes to abandon sole occupancy; and - (c) includes any other information prescribed by regulation. - (a) any obligation of the ML (coal) holder to carry out rehabilitation or environmental management required of the holder under the Environmental Protection Act ; or - (b) the ML (coal) holder’s right to occupy the IMA or RMA to comply with an obligation mentioned in paragraph (a) .