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Offshore Renewable Energy Bill

Decommissioning of ORE infrastructure - Preliminary provisions

69: Outline of this Part

You could also call this:

"What to do when stopping use of offshore renewable energy infrastructure"

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This Part of the proposed law is about what you must do when it's time to stop using Offshore Renewable Energy infrastructure. You will have to decommission the infrastructure, which means you will have to properly dismantle and remove it, as explained in subpart 2. You will also have to make sure you have enough money set aside to pay for decommissioning, in case you are unable to do it yourself, as explained in subpart 3.

You will have to put in place a financial security arrangement that is enough to cover the cost of decommissioning. This is to ensure that the government does not have to pay for it if you cannot.

This Part of the law does not replace other laws, such as the Resource Management Act 1991 or the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act 2012, and you will still have to follow those laws.

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Part 3Decommissioning of ORE infrastructure
Preliminary provisions

69Outline of this Part

  1. This Part imposes obligations to—

  2. decommission ORE infrastructure (see subpart 2); and
    1. ensure that an acceptable financial security arrangement is put in place and maintained that is sufficient to cover the estimated cost to the Crown of decommissioning that infrastructure in the event that the permit holder or other obliged person fails to decommission (see subpart 3).

      1. This Part does not limit requirements under other Acts (including under the Resource Management Act 1991 or the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act 2012).