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Petroleum Act 1923
sec.74MRestriction on flaring or venting
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### sec.74M Restriction on flaring or venting
An authority to prospect holder must not flare or vent petroleum in a gaseous state produced under the authority unless the flaring or venting is authorised under this section.
Flaring the gas is authorised if it is not commercially or technically feasible to use it—
commercially under the authority; or
for an authorised activity for the authority.
Venting the gas is authorised if—
it is not safe to use the gas for a purpose mentioned in subsection (2) (a) or (b) or to flare it; or
flaring it is not technically practicable.
s 74M ins 2004 No. 26 s 46
(sec.74M-ssec.1) An authority to prospect holder must not flare or vent petroleum in a gaseous state produced under the authority unless the flaring or venting is authorised under this section.
(sec.74M-ssec.2) Flaring the gas is authorised if it is not commercially or technically feasible to use it— commercially under the authority; or for an authorised activity for the authority.
(sec.74M-ssec.3) Venting the gas is authorised if— it is not safe to use the gas for a purpose mentioned in subsection (2) (a) or (b) or to flare it; or flaring it is not technically practicable.
- (a) commercially under the authority; or
- (b) for an authorised activity for the authority.
- (a) it is not safe to use the gas for a purpose mentioned in subsection (2) (a) or (b) or to flare it; or
- (b) flaring it is not technically practicable.