# Petroleum Act 1998, Section 45: Interpretation of Part IV.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In this Part of this Act—
“abandonment programme” has the meaning given by section 29;
“foreign sector of the continental shelf” has the meaning given by section 48(1);
“offshore installation” has the meaning given by section 44;
“relevant waters” has the meaning given by section 44(4);
“submarine pipeline” means a pipeline within the meaning of section 26 which is , or is intended to be established, in, under or over waters in—
(a)the territorial sea adjacent to the United Kingdom; or
(b)an area designated under section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964.
but does not include any such pipeline which, by virtue of an order under subsection (2A) of section 24, is to be disregarded for the purposes of Part 3 of this Act (other than that subsection).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/17/section/45 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/petroleum-act-1998/section-45
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