# The Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing (Protected Areas) Regulations 2015, Regulation 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation


(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing (Protected Areas) Regulations 2015 and will come into force on the same day as section 4A(3) of the Act comes into force.
(2) In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Petroleum Act 1998.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2015/9780111137932/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-onshore-hydraulic-fracturing-protected-areas-regulations-2015/regulation-1
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