sec.3AOther purposes of Act

### sec.3A Other purposes of Act Other purposes of this Act are— to facilitate the operation of the Geothermal Energy Act 2010 (the Geothermal Act ) and the Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009 (the GHG storage Act ); and to facilitate and regulate, as a key authorised activity for pipeline licences, the construction and operation of pipelines for regulated hydrogen in a way that is safe, effective and efficient. The Geothermal Act is facilitated by— applying provisions of this Act about safety to particular authorised activities for geothermal tenures under that Act; and applying provisions of this Act about investigations and some of its provisions about enforcement for that Act. The GHG storage Act is facilitated by— providing for survey licences to be able to be granted for potential pipelines for GHG streams; and providing for pipeline licences to be able to granted for GHG streams; and applying provisions of this Act about safety to particular authorised activities for authorities under that Act; and applying provisions of this Act about investigations and some of its provisions about enforcement for that Act. s 3A ins 2009 No. 3 s 535 amd 2010 No. 31 s 545 ; 2023 No. 25 s 12 (sec.3A-ssec.1) Other purposes of this Act are— to facilitate the operation of the Geothermal Energy Act 2010 (the Geothermal Act ) and the Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009 (the GHG storage Act ); and to facilitate and regulate, as a key authorised activity for pipeline licences, the construction and operation of pipelines for regulated hydrogen in a way that is safe, effective and efficient. (sec.3A-ssec.2) The Geothermal Act is facilitated by— applying provisions of this Act about safety to particular authorised activities for geothermal tenures under that Act; and applying provisions of this Act about investigations and some of its provisions about enforcement for that Act. (sec.3A-ssec.3) The GHG storage Act is facilitated by— providing for survey licences to be able to be granted for potential pipelines for GHG streams; and providing for pipeline licences to be able to granted for GHG streams; and applying provisions of this Act about safety to particular authorised activities for authorities under that Act; and applying provisions of this Act about investigations and some of its provisions about enforcement for that Act. - (a) to facilitate the operation of the Geothermal Energy Act 2010 (the Geothermal Act ) and the Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009 (the GHG storage Act ); and - (b) to facilitate and regulate, as a key authorised activity for pipeline licences, the construction and operation of pipelines for regulated hydrogen in a way that is safe, effective and efficient. - (a) applying provisions of this Act about safety to particular authorised activities for geothermal tenures under that Act; and - (b) applying provisions of this Act about investigations and some of its provisions about enforcement for that Act. - (a) providing for survey licences to be able to be granted for potential pipelines for GHG streams; and - (b) providing for pipeline licences to be able to granted for GHG streams; and - (c) applying provisions of this Act about safety to particular authorised activities for authorities under that Act; and - (d) applying provisions of this Act about investigations and some of its provisions about enforcement for that Act.