621Maintenance and removal of property etc. by titleholder

621 Maintenance and removal of property etc. by titleholder

(1) For the purposes of this section, the table has effect—

| Titleholder and title area | | | | | Item | In the case of... | the titleholder is... | and the title area is... | | 1 | a petroleum exploration permit | the permittee | the permit area. | | 2 | a petroleum retention lease | the lessee | the lease area. | | 3 | a petroleum production licence | the licensee | the licence area. | | 4 | an infrastructure licence | the licensee | the licence area. | | 5 | a pipeline licence | the licensee | the part of the offshore area in which the pipeline is constructed. | | 6 | a petroleum special prospecting authority | the registered holder of the authority | the authority area. | | 7 | a petroleum access authority | the registered holder of the authority | the authority area. | | 8 | a greenhouse gas assessment permit | the permittee | the permit area. | | 9 | a greenhouse gas holding lease | the lessee | the lease area. | | 10 | a greenhouse gas injection licence | the licensee | the licence area. | | 11 | a greenhouse gas search authority | the registered holder of the authority | the authority area. | | 12 | a greenhouse gas special authority | the registered holder of the authority | the authority area. |

(2) A titleholder referred to in column 3 in an item of the table in subsection (1) must maintain in good condition and repair all structures that are, and all equipment and other property that is—

(a) in the title area set out in that item in column 4 of that table and that applies to that titleholder; and

(b) used in connection with the operations authorised by the permit, lease, licence or authority set out in that item in column 2 of that table and that is held by that titleholder.

(3) A titleholder referred to in column 3 in an item of the table in subsection (1) must remove from the title area set out in column 4 of that table and that applies to that titleholder all structures that are, and all equipment and other property that is, neither used nor to be used in connection with the operations—

(a) in which the titleholder is or will be engaged; and

(b) that are authorised by the permit, lease, licence or authority set out in that item in column 2 of that table and that is held by that titleholder.

(4) Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply in relation to any structure, equipment or other property that was not brought into the title area by or with the authority of the titleholder.

(5) This section has effect subject to—

(c) a direction under section 623 or 629; and

Part 6.2—Directions relating to petroleum