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Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004
sec.70Relinquishment must be by blocks or sub-blocks
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### sec.70 Relinquishment must be by blocks or sub-blocks
A relinquishment under the relinquishment condition—
may be by blocks or sub-blocks; and
must be of at least 1 block.
However, if a block contains an area that, under section 67 , can not be counted as a relinquishment, subsection (1) (b) is complied with if all of the rest of the land within the block is relinquished.
s 70 amd 2004 No. 26 s 86 ; 2019 No. 17 s 296
(sec.70-ssec.1) A relinquishment under the relinquishment condition— may be by blocks or sub-blocks; and must be of at least 1 block.
(sec.70-ssec.2) However, if a block contains an area that, under section 67 , can not be counted as a relinquishment, subsection (1) (b) is complied with if all of the rest of the land within the block is relinquished.
- (a) may be by blocks or sub-blocks; and
- (b) must be of at least 1 block.