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93. (1) The Authority shall reject an application for a decommissioning and abandonment programme 
where it does not meet the necessary requirements and may give the licensee an opportunity 
to amend the application within 60 days of the rejection. 
(2) Where the licensee fails to submit an amended or modified application within the time 
specified or submits an amended or modified application which is not in compliance with 
approved Plan, the Authority shall refuse to approve the application and notify the licensee 
of its decision in writing.  
(3) Where the Authority refuses to approve an application, the Authority shall have such a 
decommissioning and abandonment programme carried out by a third party to be financed 
from the Fund under section 233 (3) of the Act. 
 
Rejection of an application 
for a Programme 
94. (1) A licensee shall, prior to the submission of an application for a decommissioning and 
abandonment programme, conduct public consultations with stakeholders, including communities 
affected by the activities, public authorities and bodies and other interested parties with respect to 
the planned decommissioning and abandonment programme. 
(2) A licensee shall, in carrying out the consultations under these Regulations —   
(a) announce its decommissioning and abandonment programme by placing a public 
notice in one national newspaper and one local newspaper with wide coverage 
and on its publicly accessible website for 21 days prior to conducting public 
consultations with stakeholders; 
(b) indicate by notice where copies of the decommissioning and abandonment 
programme can be viewed, to whom presentations should be submitted, and the 
dates and place of public consultations; 
(c) provide the Authority with necessary information to enable the Authority to 
indicate on its website that the programme has been issued for consultation 
alongside a link to the consultation programme; 
(d) choose the mode of consultation appropriate for effective and inclusive 
engagement with stakeholders, taking into account the nature and location of the 
project and the key issues to be consulted on; 
(e) ensure that appropriate information and risks are disclosed to stakeholders in a 
timely, understandable, accessible and appropriate manner and format, well in 
advance of the proposed consultations; 
(f) hold meetings with relevant stakeholders, communities likely to be affected and 
the public to explain the impact and proposed mitigation measures, and to 
receive their oral or written views; 
(g) ensure that the venues of and time for the meetings are convenient to the relevant 
stakeholders and communities likely to be affected by the project and the public; 
and 
Requirement for public 
consultation