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Pipelines Act 2005
147Rehabilitation on cancellation or surrender of licence
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147 Rehabilitation on cancellation or surrender of licence
(1) If a licence is surrendered or cancelled, the Minister may, in writing, direct the person who held that licence—
(a) to remove the pipeline; and
(b) to rehabilitate the land from which the pipeline was removed to a standard determined by the Minister.
(2) If a licence is surrendered or cancelled, the Minister may, in writing, direct the person who held that licence to remove all equipment brought on to land under that licence.
(3) The Minister must consult with the owner and the occupier of the land to which a direction relates before giving a direction about the standard of rehabilitation of that land.
(4) A person to whom a direction is given under this section must comply with that direction within 60 days after it is given or within any longer time that is specified by the Minister in the direction.