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Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004
sec.431Power to give works directions
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### sec.431 Power to give works directions
This section applies if—
a pipeline licence holder proposes to construct, has constructed, or is constructing—
a pipeline on or through public land; or
infrastructure in the carrying out of a stated pipeline licence incidental activity; and
the public land authority for the land has imposed a condition relating to the construction; and
the authority reasonably considers works should be carried out to ensure compliance with the condition.
The authority, may give the holder a notice (a works direction ) directing the holder to carry out stated works to comply with the condition within a stated reasonable period.
The works direction must—
identify the relevant condition; and
include, or be accompanied by, an information notice about the decision to make the works direction.
Works stated in a works direction must comply with any standard prescribed under a regulation for carrying out the works to the extent the standard is relevant to the works.
s 431 amd 2011 No. 2 ss 121 , 122 sch ; 2013 No. 10 s 186 ; 2014 No. 47 s 562
(sec.431-ssec.1) This section applies if— a pipeline licence holder proposes to construct, has constructed, or is constructing— a pipeline on or through public land; or infrastructure in the carrying out of a stated pipeline licence incidental activity; and the public land authority for the land has imposed a condition relating to the construction; and the authority reasonably considers works should be carried out to ensure compliance with the condition.
(sec.431-ssec.2) The authority, may give the holder a notice (a works direction ) directing the holder to carry out stated works to comply with the condition within a stated reasonable period.
(sec.431-ssec.3) The works direction must— identify the relevant condition; and include, or be accompanied by, an information notice about the decision to make the works direction.
(sec.431-ssec.4) Works stated in a works direction must comply with any standard prescribed under a regulation for carrying out the works to the extent the standard is relevant to the works.
- (a) a pipeline licence holder proposes to construct, has constructed, or is constructing— (i) a pipeline on or through public land; or (ii) infrastructure in the carrying out of a stated pipeline licence incidental activity; and
- (i) a pipeline on or through public land; or
- (ii) infrastructure in the carrying out of a stated pipeline licence incidental activity; and
- (b) the public land authority for the land has imposed a condition relating to the construction; and
- (c) the authority reasonably considers works should be carried out to ensure compliance with the condition.
- (i) a pipeline on or through public land; or
- (ii) infrastructure in the carrying out of a stated pipeline licence incidental activity; and
- (a) identify the relevant condition; and
- (b) include, or be accompanied by, an information notice about the decision to make the works direction.