PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 3A Other purposes of Act

PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 3A

3A Other purposes of Act

(1) Other purposes of this Act are—

(a) to facilitate the operation of the Geothermal Energy Act 2010 (the
"Geothermal Act" ) and the Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009 (the
"GHG storage Act" ); and

(b) to facilitate and regulate, as a key authorised activity for pipeline licences, the construction and operation of pipelines for regulated hydrogen in a way that is safe, effective and efficient.

(2) The Geothermal Act is facilitated by—

(a) applying provisions of this Act about safety to particular authorised activities for geothermal tenures under that Act; and

(b) applying provisions of this Act about investigations and some of its provisions about enforcement for that Act.

(3) The GHG storage Act is facilitated by—

(a) providing for survey licences to be able to be granted for potential pipelines for GHG streams; and

(b) providing for pipeline licences to be able to granted for GHG streams; and

(c) applying provisions of this Act about safety to particular authorised activities for authorities under that Act; and

(d) applying provisions of this Act about investigations and some of its provisions about enforcement for that Act.