{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/petroleum-act-1998/section-52",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/petroleum-act-1998/section-52.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1998/17",
  "legislation_title": "Petroleum Act 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/petroleum-act-1998",
  "path": "section/52",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "52",
  "heading": "Commencement.",
  "text": "(1) Section 5(1) to (4) and (11) and this section shall come into force on the passing of this Act.\n(2) The provisions mentioned in subsection (3) shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint, and different days may be appointed for different provisions or different purposes.\n(3) The provisions referred to in subsection (2) are—\nin Schedule 4, paragraphs 8, 10, 11, 13, 34 and 40; and\nin Schedule 5, the repeals of—\nthe Employment (Continental Shelf) Act 1978;\nsection 287(5) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992; and\nsection 201(5) of the Employment Rights Act 1996.\n(4) Subject to subsections (1) and (2), this Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint.\n(5) Orders under this section shall be made by statutory instrument.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1978 c. 46."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1992 c. 52."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "1996 c. 18."
    },
    {
      "type": "P",
      "label": "P1",
      "text": "S. 52(4): power exercised (27.1.1999) by S.I. 1999/161, art. 2(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/17/section/52",
    "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."
}