Petroleum Bill [H.L.]

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Petroleum Bill [H.L.]

This is the text of the Petroleum Bill [H.L.], as pass by the House of Lords and introduced in House of Commons on 19 March 1998.

Petroleum Bill [H.L.]

ARRANGEMENT OF CLAUSES

PART I

PETROLEUM

Clause

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.

5. Existing licences.

6. Repayments for development.

7. Ancillary rights.

8. Power to inspect plans of mines.

9. Supplementary.

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.

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

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.

35. Withdrawal of approval.

36. Duty to carry out programmes.

37. Default in carrying out programmes.

38. Financial resources.

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.

PART V

MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL

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

47. Loans for development.

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.

    Schedule 4 - Consequential amendments.

    Schedule 5 - Repeals and revocations.

    Part I - Repeals.

    Part II - Revocations.

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Prepared 20 March 1998