# Petroleum Act 1998, Paragraph 2

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The OGA shall, on receiving an application for a works authorisation—
(a) decide whether the application is to be considered further or rejected; and
(b) serve notice of its decision on the applicant and—
(i) in the case of a decision that the application is to be considered further, shall give the applicant such directions with respect to the application as the OGA considers appropriate for the purposes of paragraph 3; and
(ii) in the case of a decision to reject the application, shall include in the notice a statement of the reasons for the decision except any reason which in the opinion of the OGA it would be against the national interest to state.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/17/schedule/2/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/petroleum-act-1998/schedule-2/paragraph-2
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