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 administration or enforcement of either Part or for the purposes of legal proceedings relating to such administration or enforcement. Idem (3) No person shall be required to produce or give evidence relating to any information or documentation that is privileged under subsection (2) in connection with any legal proceedings, other than proceedings relating to the administration or enforcement of this Part or Part III. Registration of documents (4) For greater certainty, this section does not apply to a document that has been registered under Division VIII. Information that may be disclosed (5) Subsection (2) does not apply to the following classes of information or documentation obtained as a result of carrying on a work or activity that is authorized under Part III, namely, information or documentation in respect of (a) an exploratory well, where the information or documentation is obtained as a direct result of drilling the well and if two years have passed since the well termination date of that well; (b) a delineation well, where the information or documentation is obtained as a direct result of drilling the well and if the later of (i) two years since the well termination date of the relevant exploratory well, and (ii) ninety days since the well termination date of the delineation well, have passed; (c) a development well, where the information or documentation is obtained as a direct result of drilling the well and if the later of (i) two years since the well termination date of the relevant exploratory well, and (ii) sixty days since the well termination date of the development well, have passed; (d) geological work or geophysical work performed on or in relation to any portion of the offshore area, (i) in the case of a well site seabed survey where the well has been drilled, after the expiration of the period referred to in paragraph (a) or the later period referred to in subparagraph (b)(i) or (ii) or (c)(i) or (ii), according to whether paragraph (a), (b) or (c) is applicable in respect of that well, (ii) in any other case relating to a petroleum-related work or activity, after the end of five years following the date of completion of the geological or geophysical work, or (iii) in any case relating to an offshore renewable energy project, after the end of the time set out by regulations or, in the absence of regulations, three years following the date of completion of the geological or geophysical work; (e) any engineering research or feasibility study or experimental project, including geotechnical work, carried out on or in relation to any portion of the offshore area, (i) where it relates to a well and the well has been drilled, after the expiration of the period referred to in paragraph (a) or the later period referred to in subparagraph (b)(i) or (ii) or (c)(i) or (ii), according to whether paragraph (a), (b) or (c) is applicable in respect of that well, (ii) in any other case relating to a petroleum-related work or activity, after the end of five years following the date of completion of the research, study or experimental project or after the reversion of that portion of the offshore area to Crown reserve areas, whichever occurs first, or (iii) in any case relating to an offshore renewable energy project, after the earlier of: (A) the end of the period set out by regulations or, in the absence of regulations, three years following the date of completion of the research, study or experimental project, and (B) the reversion of that portion of the offshore area to Crown reserve areas; (f) any contingency plan formulated in respect of emergencies arising as a result of any work or activity authorized under Part III; (g) diving work, weather observation or the status of operational activities or of the development of or production from a pool or field; (g.1) accidents, incidents or petroleum spills, to the extent necessary to permit a person or body to produce and to distribute or publish a report for the administ