Petroleum Act 1998

35 Withdrawal of approval.U.K.

(1)The Secretary of State may at the request of one or more of the persons who submitted an abandonment programme withdraw his approval of the programme.

(2)If a request under subsection (1) is made by some but not all of the persons who submitted the programme, the Secretary of State shall give the others an opportunity to make written representations as to whether his approval should be withdrawn.

(3)The Secretary of State shall after determining whether to withdraw his approval of an abandonment programme give notice of his determination to each of the persons who submitted the programme.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Pt. 4 applied (with modifications) (26.12.2023) by 2008 c. 32, s. 30(1AA)(1AB) (as inserted by Energy Act 2023 (c. 52), ss. 95(3), 334(3)(b))

C2S. 35(1) modified (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, arts. 1(2), 5, Sch. 2

S. 35(1) modified (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1750 arts. 1(1), 4, Sch. 3