Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Act 2008 (117 of 2008)

Schedule 4   Renumbering the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006

Part 1   Renumbering the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006

1   Renumbering the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006

(1) The Chapters of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 are renumbered so that they bear consecutive Arabic numerals starting with "1".

Note: For example, Chapter 3A would be renumbered as Chapter 5.

(2) The Parts of each Chapter of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 are renumbered so that they bear decimal numbers consisting of:

(a) the number of the Chapter (as renumbered under subitem (1) of this item); and

(b) then, a decimal point; and

(c) then, consecutive Arabic numerals starting with "1".

Note: For example, the Parts of Chapter 3A would be renumbered as Parts 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 5.9 and 5.10.

(3) The Divisions of each Part of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 are renumbered so that they bear consecutive Arabic numerals starting with "1".

(4) The sections of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 are renumbered in a single series so that they bear consecutive Arabic numerals starting with "1".

(5) The subsections of each section of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 are renumbered so that they bear consecutive Arabic numerals enclosed in parentheses starting with "(1)".

(6) The paragraphs of each:

(a) section; or

(b) subsection; or

(c) definition;

of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 are relettered so that they bear lower-case letters in alphabetical order enclosed in parentheses starting with "(a)".

(7) The subparagraphs of each paragraph of each:

(a) section; or

(b) subsection; or

(c) definition;

of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 are renumbered so that they bear consecutive lower-case Roman numerals enclosed in parentheses starting with "(i)".

(8) Each provision of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 that refers to a provision that has been renumbered or relettered under this item is amended by omitting the reference and substituting a reference to the last-mentioned provision as renumbered or relettered.

Note: Each heading to a section, clause, subsection or subclause of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 that refers to a provision that has been renumbered or relettered under this item is amended by omitting the reference and substituting a reference to the provision as so renumbered or relettered.