# Offshore Petroleum Development (Scotland) Act 1975, Introduction: Introductory text

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An Act to provide for the acquisition by the Secretary of State of land in Scotland for purposes relating to exploration for and exploitation of offshore petroleum; to enable the Secretary of State to carry out works and facilitate operations for those purposes; to regulate such operations in certain sea areas; to provide for the reinstatement of land used for those purposes; and for purposes connected with those matters.
[13th March 1975]

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/8/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/offshore-petroleum-development-scotland-act-1975/introduction
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