18Variation of licence area

18 Variation of licence area

18 Variation of licence area

(1) In this section, minor variation, in relation to a licence area, means a variation of that licence area by including therein additional lands, being a variation which the Minister is satisfied is for the purpose only of making a minor variation of—

(a) the route of the pipeline,

(b) the situation of any apparatus or works, or

(c) any means of gaining access to the pipeline or any apparatus or works.

(2) A licensee may, at any time, apply to the Minister in writing for a variation of the licence area—

(a) by including therein additional lands,

(b) by excluding lands therefrom, or

(c) by including therein additional lands and by excluding lands therefrom.

(3) An application under this section—

(a) (Repealed)

(b) shall be accompanied by particulars of the proposed variation,

(c) shall specify the reasons for the proposed variation, and

(d) shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee.

(4) Where an application under this section is an application for a variation (not being a minor variation) of the licence area by including therein additional lands, the application, in addition to complying with the requirements of subsection (3)—

(a) shall be accompanied by a plan, drawn in the prescribed manner—

(i) showing the location of—

(a) any proposed variation of the route of the pipeline,

(b) any proposed variation of the situation of any apparatus or works, and

(c) any proposed variation of the means of gaining access to the pipeline or any apparatus or works, and

(ii) on which shall be identified the lands or easements over lands referred to in paragraph (c), and

(b) shall be accompanied by particulars of any agreements entered into, or proposed to be entered into, by the applicant for the acquisition by him or her of, or of easements over, the additional lands shown in the plan referred to in paragraph (a), and