663Interfering with greenhouse gas installations or operations

663 Interfering with greenhouse gas installations or operations

(1) A person must not intentionally damage—

S. 663(1)(a) amended by No. 55/2010 s. 80(8).

(a) any structure or vessel that is in the offshore area and that is, or is to be, used in greenhouse gas operations in that area; or

(b) any equipment on, or attached to, a structure or vessel referred to in paragraph (a).

(2) A person must not intentionally interfere with—

(a) any structure or vessel that is in the offshore area and that is, or is to be, used in greenhouse gas operations in that area; or

(b) any equipment on, or attached to, a structure or vessel referred to in paragraph (a); or

(c) any operations or activities being carried out, or any works being executed, on, by means of, or in connection with, a structure or vessel referred to in paragraph (a).

greenhouse gas operations means—

(a) operations relating to exploration for a potential greenhouse gas formation or a potential greenhouse gas injection site; or

(b) operations relating to the injection of a greenhouse gas substance into the seabed or subsoil; or

(c) operations relating to the storage of a greenhouse gas substance in the seabed or subsoil; or

(d) operations relating to the processing, compression or pre‑injection storage of a greenhouse gas substance; or

(e) operations relating to the preparation of a greenhouse gas substance for transport;

structure means any fixed, moveable or floating structure or installation, and includes a greenhouse gas pipeline, greenhouse gas pumping station, greenhouse gas tank station or greenhouse gas valve station.