Section 356IB “Authorisation of development”: oil fieldsF1

United Kingdom

(1)

In this Chapter a reference to authorisation of development of an oil field is a reference to a national authority—

(a)

granting a licensee consent for development of the field,

(b)

serving on a licensee a programme of development for the field, or

(c)

approving a programme of development for the field.

C1(2)

In this section—

“consent for development”, in relation to an oil field, does not include consent which is limited to the purpose of testing the characteristics of an oil-bearing area,
“development”, in relation to an oil field, means winning oil from the field otherwise than in the course of searching for oil or drilling wells, and
“national authority” means—
1. (a)
  the F2OGA, F3...
2. (aza)
  F4the Scottish Ministers,
3. (aa)
  F5the Welsh Ministers, or
4. (b)
  a Northern Ireland department.

Annotations

F1: S. 356IB inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 14 para. 10 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2015 (c. 11), Sch. 14 para. 7
F2: Word in s. 356IB(2) substituted (1.10.2016) by The Petroleum (Transfer of Functions) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/898), regs. 1(2), 15(5)
F3: Word in s. 356IB(2) omitted (1.10.2018) by virtue of Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), s. 71(4), Sch. 6 para. 26(a) (with Sch. 7 paras. 1, 6); S.I. 2017/1179, reg. 4(b)
F4: Words in s. 356IB(2) inserted (1.10.2018 immediately after 2017 c. 4, Sch. 6 Pt. 2 comes into force) by The Scotland Act 2016 (Onshore Petroleum) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/79), regs. 1(3), 12(1)
F5: Words in s. 356IB(2) inserted (1.10.2018) by Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), s. 71(4), Sch. 6 para. 26(b) (with Sch. 7 paras. 1, 6); S.I. 2017/1179, reg. 4(b)

C1: S. 356IB(2) modified (temp.) (9.2.2018) by The Scotland Act 2016 (Onshore Petroleum) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/79), regs. 1(2), 7(1) (with art. 2)

F1: Pt. 8 Ch. 8 inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 15 paras. 6(1), 9(2) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2014 (c. 26), Sch. 15 para. 3

F1: Pt. 8 Ch. 8 inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 15 paras. 6(1), 9(2) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2014 (c. 26), Sch. 15 para. 3