Section 4 LicencesI1

United Kingdom

(1)

The F1OGA may grant a person a licence in respect of one or more activities within section 2(3).

(2)

The controlled place in respect of which a licence is granted may be determined by reference to the provisions of a Crown lease which has been or may be granted.

F2(3)

For this purpose “Crown lease” means (as the case may be)—

(a)

a lease of property forming part of the Crown Estate, or an authorisation to exercise rights forming part of that Estate (whether by virtue of section 1 or otherwise), or

(b)

a lease of property forming part of the Scottish assets, or an authorisation to exercise rights forming part of those assets (whether by virtue of section 1 or otherwise).

F3(4)

In subsection (3), “Scottish assets” means any property, rights and interests to which section 90B(5) of the Scotland Act 1998 applies.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in s. 4(1) substituted (1.10.2016) by Energy Act 2016 (c. 20), s. 84(3), Sch. 1 para. 42; S.I. 2016/920, reg. 2(a)
F2: S. 4(3) substituted (1.4.2017) by The Crown Estate Transfer Scheme 2017 (S.I. 2017/524), art. 1(2), Sch. 5 para. 39(2)(a)
F3: S. 4(4) inserted (1.4.2017) by The Crown Estate Transfer Scheme 2017 (S.I. 2017/524), art. 1(2), Sch. 5 para. 39(2)(b)

Commencement

I1: S. 4 in force at 13.11.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/2809, art. 2 (with art. 4)