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Petroleum Act 1998

1998 CHAPTER 17

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

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  1. Part I

    Petroleum

    1. 1. Meaning of “petroleum”.

    2. 2. Rights to petroleum vested in Her Majesty.

    3. 3. Licences to search and bore for and get petroleum.

    4. 4. Licences: further provisions.

    5. 5. Existing licences.

    6. 6. Repayments for development.

    7. 7. Ancillary rights.

    8. 8. Power to inspect plans of mines.

    9. 9. Supplementary.

  2. Part II

    Offshore activities

    1. 10. Application of criminal law etc.

    2. 11. Application of civil law.

    3. 12. Prosecutions.

    4. 13. Interpretation of Part II.

  3. Part III

    Submarine pipelines

    1. 14. Construction and use of pipelines.

    2. 15. Authorisations.

    3. 16. Compulsory modifications of pipelines.

    4. 17. Acquisition of rights to use pipelines.

    5. 18. Termination of authorisations.

    6. 19. Vesting of pipelines on termination or subsequent issue of authorisations.

    7. 20. Inspectors etc.

    8. 21. Enforcement.

    9. 22. Criminal proceedings.

    10. 23. Civil liability for breach of statutory duty.

    11. 24. Application of Part III.

    12. 25. Orders and regulations.

    13. 26. Meaning of “pipeline”.

    14. 27. Meaning of “owner”.

    15. 28. Interpretation of Part III.

  4. Part IV

    Abandonment of offshore installations

    1. 29. Preparation of programmes.

    2. 30. Persons who may be required to submit programmes.

    3. 31. Section 29 notices: supplementary provisions.

    4. 32. Approval of programmes.

    5. 33. Failure to submit programmes.

    6. 34. Revision of programmes.

    7. 35. Withdrawal of approval.

    8. 36. Duty to carry out programmes.

    9. 37. Default in carrying out programmes.

    10. 38. Financial resources.

    11. 39. Regulations.

    12. 40. Offences: penalties.

    13. 41. Offences: general.

    14. 42. Validity of Secretary of State’s acts.

    15. 43. Notices.

    16. 44. Meaning of “offshore installation”.

    17. 45. Interpretation of Part IV.

  5. Part V

    Miscellaneous and General

    1. 46. Northern Ireland and Isle of Man shares of petroleum revenue.

    2. 47. Loans for development.

    3. 48. Interpretation.

    4. 49. Transitional provisions and savings.

    5. 50. Consequential amendments.

    6. 51. Repeals and revocations.

    7. 52. Commencement.

    8. 53. Short title and extent.

  6. Schedules:

    1. Schedule 1

      Model clauses incorporated in licences when granted.

    2. Schedule 2

      Authorisations under section 14.

      1. Part I

        Works authorisations.

      2. Part II

        Other authorisations.

    3. Schedule 3

      Transitional provisions and savings.

      1. Part I

        General.

      2. Part II

        Specific provisions.

    4. Schedule 4

      Consequential amendments.

    5. Schedule 5

      Repeals and revocations.

      1. Part I

        Repeals.

      2. Part II

        Revocations.

An Act to consolidate certain enactments about petroleum, offshore installations and submarine pipelines.

[11th June 1998]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

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