Section 66 - Petroleum (Offshore) Act 1982 - Grant or refusal of pipeline licence

66Grant or refusal of pipeline licence

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66 Grant or refusal of pipeline licence

(1) Where a person makes an application in accordance with section 65, the Minister may, if that person is not the licensee and the application has not been rejected under section 65 (3), inform the applicant, by instrument in writing served on the applicant, that the Minister is prepared to grant a pipeline licence to that person.

(2) Where an application for a pipeline licence in respect of the construction in an adjacent area of a pipeline for the conveyance of petroleum recovered in a licence area is made in accordance with section 65 by the licensee, the Minister—

(a) shall, if the conditions to which the licence is, or has from time to time been, subject and the provisions of this Part and of the regulations have been complied with, or

(b) may, if—

(i) any of the conditions to which the licence is, or has from time to time been, subject or any of the provisions of this Part and of the regulations has not been complied with, and

(ii) the Minister is, nevertheless, satisfied that special circumstances exist that justify the granting of a pipeline licence,

by instrument in writing served on the person who is then the licensee, inform the person that the Minister is prepared to grant to the person a pipeline licence.

(3) Where an application for a pipeline licence in respect of the construction in an adjacent area of a pipeline for the conveyance of petroleum recovered in a licence area is made in accordance with section 65 by the licensee, the Minister shall, if—

(a) any of the conditions to which the licence is, or has from time to time been, subject or any of the provisions of this Part and of the regulations has not been complied with, and

(b) the Minister is not satisfied that special circumstances exist that justify the granting of a pipeline licence,

by instrument in writing served on the person who is then the licensee, refuse to grant a pipeline licence.

(4) The Minister shall not, under subsection (3), refuse to grant a pipeline licence to a licensee unless—

(a) the Minister has, by instrument in writing served on the licensee, given not less than 1 month’s notice of the Minister’s intention to refuse to grant the pipeline licence,