Petroleum Act 1998
Petroleum Act 1998 (1998 c. 17)
- Petroleum Act 1998 (1998 c. 17)
- Part I Petroleum
- 1 Meaning of “petroleum”.
- 2 Rights to petroleum vested in Her Majesty.
- 3 Licences to search and bore for and get petroleum.
- 4 Licences: further provisions.
- 4A Onshore hydraulic fracturing: safeguards
- 4B Section 4A: supplementary provision
- 5 Existing licences.
- 5A Rights transferred without the consent of appropriate authority
- 5B Information
- 5C Offences under section 5B: supplemental
- 5D OGA’s power to require information about change in control of licensee
- 6 Repayments for development.
- 7 Ancillary rights.
- 8 Power to inspect plans of mines.
- 8A Interpretation of Part 1
- 9 Supplementary.
- PART 1A Maximising economic recovery of UK petroleum
- 9A The principal objective and the strategy
- 9B Exercise of certain functions of the OGA
- 9BA Exercise of certain functions of the Secretary of State
- 9C Carrying out of certain petroleum industry activities
- 9D Reports by the Secretary of State
- 9E OGA's security and resilience functions
- 9F Producing and revising a strategy
- 9G Procedure for producing and revising a strategy
- 9H “Upstream petroleum infrastructure” and its owners
- 9HA “Relevant offshore installations” and their owners
- 9I Other interpretation
- Part II Offshore activities
- 10 Application of criminal law etc.
- 11 Application of civil law.
- 12 Prosecutions.
- 13 Interpretation of Part II.
- Part III Submarine pipelines
- 14 Construction and use of pipelines.
- 15 Authorisations.
- 16 Compulsory modifications of pipelines.
- 17 Acquisition of rights to use pipelines.
- 17A Application of section 17B to certain downstream gas pipelines.
- 17B Additional provisions relating to certain downstream gas pipelines.
- 17C Application of section 17D to certain offshore gas storage facilities.
- 17D Provisions relating to certain offshore gas storage facilities.
- 17E Section 17D: supplemental.
- 17F Acquisition of rights to use controlled petroleum pipelines.
- 17G Section 17F: supplemental.
- 17GA. Controlled petroleum pipeline subject to Norwegian access system
- 17GB. Section 17GA: supplemental
- 17H Enforcement of certain duties in sections 17B, 17D and 17E.Enforcement of duty in section 17GA
- 18 Termination of authorisations.
- 19 Vesting of pipelines on termination or subsequent issue of authorisations.
- 20 Inspectors etc.
- 21 Enforcement.
- 22 Criminal proceedings.
- 23 Civil liability for breach of statutory duty.
- 24 Application of Part III.
- 25 Orders and regulations.
- 26 Meaning of “pipeline”.
- 27 Meaning of “owner”.
- 28 Interpretation of Part III.
- Part IV Abandonment of offshore installations
- 28A Restriction on abandonment
- 29 Preparation of programmes.
- 30 Persons who may be required to submit programmes.
- 31 Section 29 notices: supplementary provisions.
- 32 Approval of programmes.
- 33 Failure to submit programmes.
- 34 Revision of programmes.
- 34A Amendment of programmes
- 35 Withdrawal of approval.
- 36 Duty to carry out programmes.
- 36A Reduction of costs of carrying out programmes
- 37 Default in carrying out programmes.
- 38 Financial resources.
- 38A Protection of funds set aside for the purposes of abandonment programme
- 38B Directions to provide information about protected assets
- 38C Charges in connection with exercise of functions under Part 4
- 39 Regulations.
- 40 Offences: penalties.
- 41 Offences: general.
- 42 Validity of Secretary of State’s acts.
- 43 Notices.
- 44 Meaning of “offshore installation”.
- 45 Interpretation of Part IV.
- 45A Abandoned wells
- Part V Miscellaneous and General
- 46 Northern Ireland and Isle of Man shares of petroleum revenue.
- 47 Loans for development.
- 47A Factors for the OGA to take into account
- 48 Interpretation.
- 49 Transitional provisions and savings.
- 50 Consequential amendments.
- 51 Repeals and revocations.
- 52 Commencement.
- 53 Short title and extent.
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Model clauses incorporated in licences when granted
- SCHEDULE 2 Authorisations under section 14
- Part I Works authorisations
- Part II Other authorisations
- SCHEDULE 3 Transitional provisions and savings
- Part I General
- Part II Specific provisions
- Property in petroleum
- Existing licences
- Submarine pipelines: safety regulations etc.
- Submarine pipelines: authorisations granted before 1st October 1982
- Fatal Accidents Act 1976: deaths before 1st September 1976
- SCHEDULE 4 Consequential amendments
- The Mining Industry Act 1926 (c. 28)
- The Continental Shelf Act 1964 (c. 29)
- The Miscellaneous Financial Provisions Act 1968 (c. 75)
- The Prevention of Oil Pollution Act 1971 (c. 60)
- The Finance Act 1973 (c. 51)
- The Offshore Petroleum Development (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 8)
- The Oil Taxation Act 1975 (c. 22)
- The Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (c. 65)
- The Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths Inquiry (Scotland) Act 1976 (c. 14)
- The Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1976 (c. 25)
- The Race Relations Act 1976 (c. 74)
- The Energy Act 1976 (c. 76)
- The Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (S.I. 1976/1042 (N.I. 15))
- The Patents Act 1977 (c. 37)
- The Gas Levy Act 1981 (c. 3)
- The Finance Act 1981 (c. 35)
- The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (c. 29)
- The Petroleum Royalties (Relief) Act 1983 (c. 59)
- The Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12)
- The Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 (c. 48)
- The Oil and Pipelines Act 1985 (c. 62)
- The Gas Act 1986 (c. 44)
- The Petroleum Act 1987 (c. 12)
- The Territorial Sea Act 1987 (c. 49)
- The Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c. 1)
- The Petroleum Royalties (Relief) and Continental Shelf Act 1989 (c. 1)
- The Capital Allowances Act 1990 (c. 1)
- The Food Safety Act 1990 (c. 16)
- The Aviation and Maritime Security Act 1990 (c. 31)
- The Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4)
- The Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7)
- The Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12)
- The Offshore Safety Act 1992 (c. 15)
- The Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52)
- The Offshore, and Pipelines, Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/1728 (N.I. 17))
- The Finance Act 1993 (c. 34)
- The Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c. 48)
- The Coal Industry Act 1994 (c. 21)
- The Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c. 21)
- The Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18)
- The Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/869 (N.I. 6))
- SCHEDULE 5 Repeals and revocations
- Part I Repeals
- Part II Revocations
- Table of Derivations
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