107Removal of property etc. by permittee etc.

107 Removal of property etc. by permittee etc. (aa) a permit or licence has been wholly determined, partly determined, wholly cancelled or partly cancelled, or has expired; (ab) a pipeline licence has been wholly determined, partly determined, wholly cancelled or partly cancelled, or has been terminated; or (ac) a lease has been wholly determined, partly determined or wholly cancelled, or has expired, the Minister may, by notice in writing served on the person who is or was the permittee, licensee, pipeline licensee or lessee (as the case requires), direct that person to do any one or more of the following things: concerned in the operations authorized by the permit, lease, licence or pipeline licence or to make arrangements that are (b) to plug or close off, to the satisfaction of the Minister, all wells made in that area by any person engaged or concerned in those operations; (c) subject to this Part and to the Regulations, to make provision, (d) to make good, to the satisfaction of the Minister, any damage (2) The Minister may, by notice in writing served on a permittee, lessee, licensee or pipeline licensee, direct the permittee, lessee, licensee or pipeline licensee to do any one or more of the following things: (a) to remove or cause to be removed from the permit area, lease area, licence area or part of the adjacent area in which the pipeline is constructed, as the case may be, all property brought into that area or part by any person engaged or concerned in the operations authorized by the permit, lease, licence or pipeline licence or to make arrangements that are

Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1981 107 (b) to plug or close off, to the satisfaction of the Minister, all wells made in that area or part by any person engaged or concerned in those operations; (c) subject to this Part and to the Regulations, to make provision, protection of the natural resources in that area or part; and (d) to make good, to the satisfaction of the Minister, any damage to the sea-bed or subsoil in that area or part caused by any person engaged or concerned in those operations. (3) A person to whom a direction is given under subsection (1) or (2) shall comply with the direction: (a) in the case of a direction given under subsection (1) – within the period specified in the notice by which the direction was given; or (b) in the case of a direction given under subsection (2) – on or before the date of expiration of the permit, lease, licence or pipeline licence concerned.