82Decommissioning plan before cancellation

82 Decommissioning plan before cancellation (1) If a pipeline is to be decommissioned on cancellation of a licence, the Minister, before cancelling the licence, may direct the licensee to prepare a plan for the decommissioning of the pipeline within the time specified in the direction. (2) A licensee to whom a direction is given under this section must prepare a decommissioning plan in accordance with the regulations and setting out the prescribed information and submit it to the Minister within the time specified in the direction. (3) If a decommissioning plan has been prepared for a pipeline, the Minister must not cancel the licence unless— (a) the Minister is satisfied with that plan; and (b) the licensee has decommissioned the pipeline in accordance with that plan. (4) A failure by the licensee to prepare a decommissioning plan does not prevent the Minister from cancelling the licence. S. 82A inserted by No. 53/2011 s. 17.