138Refusal to grant petroleum retention lease

Start here

Get a plain-English read of 138

Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2010.

138 Refusal to grant petroleum retention lease

If—

(a) an application for a petroleum retention lease has been made under section 136; and

(b) the Minister is not satisfied as to the matters referred to in section 137(b) in relation to the unused area—

the Minister must, by written notice given to the applicant, refuse to grant a petroleum retention lease to the applicant.

Section 138 - Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2010 - Refusal to grant petroleum retention lease | Zoe