32Cancellation of licences for breach of conditions, this Act or the regulations or non-payment of amounts due

#### 32 Cancellation of licences for breach of conditions, this Act or the regulations or non-payment of amounts due 32 Cancellation of licences for breach of conditions, this Act or the regulations or non-payment of amounts due > > (1) Where a licensee— > > > > > (a) has not complied with a condition to which the licence is subject, > > > > > (b) has not complied with a provision of this Act or of the regulations, or > > > > > (c) has not paid any amount payable by him or her under this Act within a period of three months after the day on which the amount became payable, > > > > the Minister may, on that ground, by instrument in writing served on the licensee cancel the licence as to the whole or a part of the pipeline in respect of which it is in force. > > > (2) The Minister is not to cancel a licence unless the Minister has— > > > > > (a) given the licensee at least one month’s written notice of the intention to cancel the licence and the grounds for that intention, and > > > > > (b) served a copy of the notice on such other persons, if any, as he or she thinks fit, and > > > > > (c) specified in the notice a period within which the licensee or any person on whom a copy of the notice is served may make written submissions to the Minister with respect to the intended cancellation, and > > > > > (d) published in such manner as the Minister thinks fit notice of the intended cancellation and grounds, specifying a period within which any person with an interest in land in the licence area may make written submissions to the Minister with respect to the intended cancellation, and > > > > > (e) taken into account— > > > > > > > (i) any action taken by the licensee to remove the grounds for the intended cancellation or to prevent the recurrence of similar grounds, and > > > > > > > (ii) any written submissions made to the Minister within the relevant specified period. > > **s 32:** Am 1977 No 17, Sch 1; 2006 No 35, Sch 1 \[75\] \[76\]; 2018 No 25, Sch 2.24 \[4\].