[F189AAssignments and assignations of applicationsE+W+S
(1)This section applies where—
(a)there is an assignment or assignation of an application made under section 82 from one person (“A”) to another (“B”), and
(b)the following are notified of the assignment or assignation—
(i)the owner of the pipeline or facility that is the subject of the application, and
(ii)the OGA.
(2)A notice under subsection (1)(b) must—
(a)be in writing, and
(b)specify the date of the assignment or assignation.
(3)For the purposes of this Chapter, anything done (or treated as done) by or in relation to A in connection with the application is treated after the assignment or assignation as having been done by or in relation to B. This subsection is subject to subsections (4) and (5) and does not apply for the purposes of subsections (6) and (7).
(4)Any provision of this Chapter that requires the OGA to give the applicant an opportunity to be heard has effect after the assignment or assignation as requiring the OGA to give B an opportunity to be heard (whether or not the applicant was heard under that provision before the assignment or assignation).
(5)Subsection (3) does not apply in relation to any notice given under section 87 before the assignment or assignation (and, accordingly, the person to whom the notice was given remains under an obligation to comply with it).
(6)Any information relating to the application obtained by the OGA before the assignment or assignation from any person who at the time was the applicant may be disclosed to B.
(7)Before disclosing any such information to B, the OGA must remove any information which the OGA considers may prejudice the commercial interests of the person from whom the information was obtained.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 89A 89B inserted (1.10.2016) by Energy Act 2016 (c. 20), ss. 71(4), 84(3); S.I. 2016/920, reg. 2(c)