# The Offshore Petroleum Licensing (Offshore Safety Directive) Regulations 2015, Introduction: Introductory text


Petroleum
Made 19th March 2015
Laid before Parliament 23rd March 2015
Coming into force 19th July 2015
The Secretary of State, being a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to matters relating to the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons, makes the following Regulations:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/385/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/offshore-petroleum-licensing-offshore-safety-directive-regulations-2015/introduction
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