10Grant of licence

##### 10. Grant of licence (a) a person makes an application in accordance with section 8 and the Minister is satisfied that the applicant has made provision or given security to the satisfaction of the Minister for the payment — (i) of all compensation payable in respect of any land or easement over any land to be taken by compulsory acquisition; (ii) of all charges and expenses necessary for or incidental to the compulsory acquisition of that land or easement; and (b) a period of 28 days has elapsed since the date on which the last of the notifications required to be given by section 8(3) was given, the Minister may, after taking into consideration any representations made to him with respect to the proposed pipeline, and in particular the matters referred to in subsection (2), grant to the applicant a licence in respect of the proposed pipeline and cause to be published in the *Government Gazette* a notice that the licence has been granted. (2) In considering any such application the Minister shall generally have regard to — (a) the public interest; and (b) the financial ability of the applicant to construct, operate and maintain the proposed pipeline; and (c) whether the construction of the proposed pipeline on the lands specified in the application would contravene any planning scheme under the *Planning and Development Act 2005*; and (d) whether the construction and operation of the proposed pipeline on the lands specified in the application would be unsuitable by reason of the proposed pipeline being likely to interfere unnecessarily with improvements, improved land, flora, fauna or scenic attractions or for any other reason that the Minister thinks sufficient. [Section 10 amended: No. 28 of 1994 s. 66; No. 38 of 2005 s. 15.] [**10A.** Deleted: No. 52 of 1995 s. 43.] [**11.** Deleted: No. 42 of 2010 s. 175.]