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is made during such a period;

the registered holder of the permit has not complied with the condition, for the purposes of this section, unless the registered holder has completed the work specified for the period during which the application was made.

Example

  A permit granted under section 22 has a six year term and is subject to:
   (a) a condition that requires the registered holder, during each year of the term of the permit, to carry out the work specified in the permit for the year concerned; and
   (b) a condition that requires the registered holder to carry out the work specified for the first 3 years of the term of the permit before the end of the third year.
If the registered holder of the permit applies for consent to surrender the permit during the second year of the term of the permit and the holder has completed the specified work for the first and second years of the permit, but has not completed the work specified for the third year, the holder has not complied with the condition mentioned in paragraph (b).
If the registered holder of the permit applies for consent to surrender the permit during the fourth year of the term of the permit and the registered holder has not completed the work specified for the fourth year, the holder has not complied with the condition mentioned in paragraph (a).".

13. Permits granted before commencement

(1) If a permit that was granted under section 22 of the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967 or was renewed under section 32 of that Act (having been originally granted under section 22 of that Act):

(a) was so granted or renewed less than 3 years prior to commencement; and

(b) is in force on commencement;

the permit is taken to include the following condition:

"1A. During the first 3 year period of the term of the permit the permittee must complete the work specified in the minimum work requirements for the years in that period.".

(2) All permits granted under section 22 of the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967 during the past period and all such permits renewed under section 32 of that Act during the past period (other than permits referred to in subsection (1)) are taken to have included, for the purpose only of determining whether they were validly granted or renewed, the following condition:

"1A. During the first 3 year period of the term of the permit the permittee must complete the work specified in the minimum work requirements for the years in that period.".

(3) In this item:

commencement means the beginning of the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

SCHEDULE 4—continued