59Requirement to obtain recovery rate approval

59  Requirement to obtain recovery rate approval

 (1) A petroleum production licensee must not recover petroleum from a petroleum pool in the licence area unless either or both of the following apply:

 (a) the rate, or a range of rates, of recovery of petroleum from the pool has been approved by the Joint Authority under section 60;

 (b) the rate of recovery of petroleum from the pool is subject to a direction under section 190 of the Act.

Note: The Joint Authority may direct a petroleum production licensee to take all necessary and practicable steps to increase or reduce the rate at which petroleum is being recovered in the licence area: see section 190 of the Act.