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Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004
sec.399AWritten permission binds owner’s successors and assigns
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### sec.399A Written permission binds owner’s successors and assigns
This section applies if a pipeline licence holder obtains the written permission of the owner of land to enter the land to construct and operate a pipeline the subject of the licence.
The permission is—
for the benefit of anyone who holds the licence from time to time; and
taken to have been given by, and is binding on, each of the owner’s successors and assigns for the land.
However, subsection (2) (b) does not apply to a person who is a successor or assignee for the land if—
an easement over the land is not registered as mentioned in section 437A within 9 months after the pipeline licence holder gives notice of completion of the pipeline under section 420 ; and
the person became the owner of the land after the end of the 9 months.
s 399A ins 2012 No. 20 s 103
amd 2014 No. 47 s 559
(sec.399A-ssec.1) This section applies if a pipeline licence holder obtains the written permission of the owner of land to enter the land to construct and operate a pipeline the subject of the licence.
(sec.399A-ssec.2) The permission is— for the benefit of anyone who holds the licence from time to time; and taken to have been given by, and is binding on, each of the owner’s successors and assigns for the land.
(sec.399A-ssec.3) However, subsection (2) (b) does not apply to a person who is a successor or assignee for the land if— an easement over the land is not registered as mentioned in section 437A within 9 months after the pipeline licence holder gives notice of completion of the pipeline under section 420 ; and the person became the owner of the land after the end of the 9 months.
- (a) for the benefit of anyone who holds the licence from time to time; and
- (b) taken to have been given by, and is binding on, each of the owner’s successors and assigns for the land.
- (a) an easement over the land is not registered as mentioned in section 437A within 9 months after the pipeline licence holder gives notice of completion of the pipeline under section 420 ; and
- (b) the person became the owner of the land after the end of the 9 months.