# Petroleum and Submarine Pipe-lines Act 1975 (repealed 15/02/1999), Paragraph 7

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

Where the Secretary of State—
(a) is satisfied that an applicant for a works authorisation has performed the duty imposed on him by paragraph 3 of this Schedule; and
(b) has considered any representations relating to the application which were made to the Secretary of State—
(i) within the period specified in that behalf in the notice published in respect of the application in pursuance of sub-paragraph (a) of the said paragraph 3;
(ii) at a hearing held in pursuance of sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph 5 of this Schedule; and
(iii) in accordance with a notice served by the Secretary of State in respect of the application in pursuance of sub-paragraph (b) of the said paragraph 5.
it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to decide whether to issue an authorisation in consequence of the application and to publish his decision in accordance with the following paragraph.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/74/schedule/4/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/petroleum-and-submarine-pipe-lines-act-1975-repealed-15021999/schedule-4/paragraph-7
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