59Activities authorised by a transmission and infrastructure licence

59 Activities authorised by a transmission and infrastructure licence

(1) A transmission and infrastructure licence authorises the licence holder to construct, install, commission, operate, maintain and decommission offshore renewable energy infrastructure or offshore electricity transmission infrastructure in the licence area, so long as: (a) there is a management plan for the licence; and (b) the construction, installation, commissioning, operation, maintenance or decommissioning is carried out in accordance with the management plan and the conditions of the licence; and (c) the licence holder is in compliance with sections 117 and 118 (financial security). (2) The rights conferred on the licence holder by this section are subject to this Act. (3) To avoid doubt, electricity stored, transmitted or conveyed under a transmission and infrastructure licence need not be a renewable energy product.