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(1) A person shall not conduct petroleum activities in an area unless the required environmental impact assessment has been conducted or any other relevant environmental statutory requirement as prescribed in the Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1994 (Act 490) and other applicable enactments have been complied with including

(a) reconnaissance activities under section 9;

(b) exploration drilling under section 24;

(c) development and operation under section 27;

(d) construction of transportation, treatment and storage facilities under section 38;

(e) decommissioning under section 43; and

(f) plugging and abandonment of a well under section 46.

(2) A strategic impact assessment shall be undertaken before the opening of a new area under section 7.