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provide
for the transfer to the Scottish Parliament of competence for
Scottish |
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oil and gas resources; to
provide for revenues from the Scottish sector of the |
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United Kingdom continental
shelf to be paid into the Scottish Consolidated |
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Fund; and for connected
purposes. |
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Be
it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty,
by and with the advice and |
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consent of the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal, and Commons, in this present |
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Parliament assembled,
and by the authority of the same, as follows:— |
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Transfer of legislative
competence |
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Legislative
competence of Scottish Parliament: oil and gas resources |
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(1) |
The Scottish Parliament
shall have legislative competence for Scotland’s oil |
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(2) |
Matters within the competence
of the Scottish Parliament shall include, so far |
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as they relate to the Scottish
sector of the UK continental shelf— |
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(a) |
the ownership of, exploration
for, and exploitation of deposits of oil |
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(b) |
the subject-matter of section
1 of the Mineral Exploration and
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Investment
Grants Act 1972 (c. 9) (contributions in connection
with |
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mineral exploration) so
far as relating to exploration for oil and gas, |
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(c) |
offshore installations and
pipelines, |
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(d) |
the subject-matter of the
Pipe-lines Act 1962 (c. 58)
(including section 5 |
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(deemed planning permission))
so far as relating to pipelines within the |
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meaning of section 65 of
that Act, |
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(e) |
the application of Scots
law and the jurisdiction of the Scottish courts in |
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relation to offshore activities, |
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(f) |
pollution relating to oil
and gas exploration and exploitation, but only |
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outside controlled waters
(within the meaning of section 30A(1) of the |
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Control
of Pollution Act 1974 (c. 40)), |
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(g) |
the
subject-matter of Part II of the Food
and Environment Protection |
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Act
1985 (c. 48) so far as relating to oil and gas exploration
and |
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exploitation, but only in
relation to activities outside such controlled |
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(h) |
restrictions on navigation,
fishing and other activities in connection |
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with offshore activities, |
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(i) |
liquefaction of natural
gas, and |
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(j) |
the conveyance, shipping
and supply of gas through pipes. |
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(3) |
Section D2 of Part II
of Schedule 5 of the Scotland Act
1998 (c. 46) is hereby |
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Payment of oil and gas revenues
into the Scottish Consolidated Fund |
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Payment
of revenues from Scottish sector of the UK continental shelf
into |
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Scottish Consolidated
Fund |
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The Treasury shall provide
by order made by statutory instrument for all |
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receipts from taxes and
royalties relating to the Scottish sector of the UK |
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continental shelf, including
taxes on profits from oil and gas extraction, to be |
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payable into the Scottish
Consolidated Fund. |
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Reimbursement
of Secretary of State for administrative expenses |
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The Scottish Ministers
may reimburse the Secretary of State for any |
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administrative expenses
he incurs by virtue of this Part at any time after the |
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Amendment
to the Scotland Act 1998 |
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In Part II of Schedule
5 of the Scotland Act 1998,
before “Local” in Section A1 |
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there shall be inserted
“Any taxes, allowances or royalties paid in relation to
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the Scottish sector of
the UK continental shelf including Petroleum Revenue |
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Tax and Corporation Tax
and the supplementary levy on taxabale profits from |
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“Scottish sector
of the UK continental shelf” means the area of Scottish
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waters defined by the co-ordinates
set out for the boundary in the |
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Continental Shelf Jurisdiction
Order (S.I. 1968/891). |
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Transitional
provisions |
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The Secretary of State
may by order made by statutory instrument make such |
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transitional provision
as he considers necessary for the purposes of bringing |
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into force any provision
of this Act. |
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