55Steps to be taken before withdrawing acceptance

55  Steps to be taken before withdrawing acceptance

 (1) Before withdrawing acceptance of an accepted field development plan under section 54, the Joint Authority must comply with subsections (2), (4) and (5) of this section.

Notice of intention to withdraw acceptance

 (2) The Joint Authority must ask the Titles Administrator to give the licensee at least 30 days’ notice, in writing, of the Joint Authority’s intention to withdraw acceptance of the plan.

 (3) The Joint Authority may ask the Titles Administrator to give a copy of the notice to such other persons (if any) as the Joint Authority thinks fit.

Contents of notice

 (4) The Joint Authority must ensure that the notice specifies:

 (a) the grounds on which the Joint Authority proposes to withdraw acceptance of the plan; and

 (b) a day by which the licensee (or any other person to whom a copy of the notice has been given) may submit to the Titles Administrator, in writing, any matters for the Joint Authority to take into account in deciding whether to withdraw acceptance of the plan.

Considerations

 (5) In deciding whether to withdraw acceptance of the plan, the Joint Authority must take into account:

 (a) any action taken by the licensee to remove the ground for withdrawal of acceptance, or to prevent the recurrence of that ground; and

 (b) any matter submitted to the Titles Administrator before the day specified in the notice by:

 (i) the licensee; or

 (ii) if another person is given a copy of the notice under subsection (3)—that other person.