{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/petroleum-act-1998/section-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/petroleum-act-1998/section-3.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1998/17",
  "legislation_title": "Petroleum Act 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/petroleum-act-1998",
  "path": "section/3",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Licences to search and bore for and get petroleum.",
  "text": "(1) The appropriate authority, on behalf of Her Majesty, may grant to such persons as the appropriate authority thinks fit licences to search and bore for and get petroleum to which this section applies.\n(2) This section applies to—\n(a) petroleum to which section 2 applies; and\n(b) petroleum with respect to which rights vested in Her Majesty by section 1(1) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964 (exploration and exploitation of continental shelf) are exercisable.\n(3) Any such licence shall be granted for such consideration (whether by way of royalty or otherwise) as the OGA with the consent of the Treasury may determine, and upon such other terms and conditions as the appropriate authority thinks fit.\n(4) Subsection (1) is subject to paragraph 4 of Schedule 3.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 3(1) substituted (9.2.2018) by Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11), ss. 48(3)(a), 72(4)(c); S.I. 2018/163, reg. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in s. 3(1) substituted (9.2.2018) by The Petroleum (Transfer of Functions) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/898), regs. 1(3), 3(2)(a) (with reg. 2); S.I. 2018/163, reg. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 3(1) substituted (9.2.2018) by Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11), ss. 48(3)(b), 72(4)(c); S.I. 2018/163, reg. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word in s. 3(3) substituted (9.2.2018) by The Petroleum (Transfer of Functions) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/898), regs. 1(3), 3(2)(b)(i) (with reg. 2); S.I. 2018/163, reg. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 3(3) substituted (9.2.2018) by Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11), ss. 48(4), 72(4)(c); S.I. 2018/163, reg. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Word in s. 3(3) substituted (9.2.2018) by The Petroleum (Transfer of Functions) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/898), regs. 1(3), 3(2)(b)(ii) (with reg. 2); S.I. 2018/163, reg. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1964 c. 29."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 3(1): transfer of functions (15.2.2000) by S.I. 2000/353, art. 2(a) (with art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "S. 3 modified (temp.) (1.10.2016) by The Petroleum (Transfer of Functions) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/898), regs. 1(2), 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/17/section/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:23:00.843249+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}