96Commencement of works

96 Commencement of works (1) Where a permit, lease, licence or pipeline licence is granted subject to a condition that works or operations specified in the permit, lease, licence or pipeline licence are to be carried out, the permittee, lessee, licensee or pipeline licensee, as the case may be, shall commence to carry out those works or operations within a period of 6 months after the day on which the permit, lease, licence or pipeline licence, as the case may be, comes into force. (2) The Minister may, by notice in writing served on the permittee, lessee, licensee or pipeline licensee: (a) exempt him from compliance with the requirements of subsection (1); and (b) direct him to commence to carry out the works or operations specified in the permit, lease, licence or pipeline licence, as the case may be, within such period after the day on which the

Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1981 93 permit, lease, licence or pipeline licence, as the case may be, comes into force as is specified in the notice.