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Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Environment) Regulations 2023
44Steps to be taken before withdrawing acceptance
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44 Steps to be taken before withdrawing acceptance
(1) Before withdrawing the acceptance of an environment plan for an activity under a title NOPSEMA must comply with subsections (2), (4) and (5).
(2) NOPSEMA must give the titleholder at least 30 days notice, in writing, of NOPSEMA’s intention to withdraw acceptance of the plan.
(3) NOPSEMA may give a copy of the notice to such other persons (if any) as NOPSEMA thinks fit.
(4) NOPSEMA must specify in the notice a day by which the titleholder (or any other person to whom a copy of the notice has been given) may submit to NOPSEMA, in writing, any matters for NOPSEMA to take into account in deciding whether to withdraw the acceptance of the environment plan.
(5) In deciding whether to withdraw the acceptance of the environment plan, NOPSEMA must take into account:
(a) any action taken by the titleholder to remove the ground for withdrawal of acceptance, or to prevent the recurrence of that ground; and
(b) any matter submitted to NOPSEMA before the day specified in the notice by:
(i) the titleholder; or
(ii) if another person is given a copy of the notice under subsection (3)—that other person.