Section 9A The principal objective and the strategyE1 F1

United Kingdom

(1)

In this Part the “principal objective” is the objective of maximising the economic recovery of UK petroleum, in particular through—

(a)

development, construction, deployment and use of equipment used in the petroleum industry (including upstream petroleum infrastructure), and

(b)

collaboration among the following persons—

(i)

holders of petroleum licences;

(ii)

operators under petroleum licences;

(iii)

owners of upstream petroleum infrastructure;

(iv)

persons planning and carrying out the commissioning of upstream petroleum infrastructure.

(F2v)

owners of relevant offshore installations.

(2)

The F3OGA must produce one or more strategies for enabling the principal objective to be met.

(3)

A strategy may relate to matters other than those mentioned in subsection (1)(a) and (b).

(4)

For provision about producing and revising a strategy, see sections 9F and 9G.

Annotations

F1: Pt. 1A inserted (12.4.2015) by Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7), ss. 41, 57(7)(c); S.I. 2015/481, reg. 3(b)
F2: S. 9A(1)(b)(v) inserted (1.10.2016) by Energy Act 2016 (c. 20), ss. 73(2), 84(3); S.I. 2016/920, reg. 2(c)
F3: Word in s. 9A(2) substituted (1.10.2016) by Energy Act 2016 (c. 20), s. 84(3), Sch. 1 para. 7; S.I. 2016/920, reg. 2(a)

E1: Pt. 1A extended (N.I.) (1.10.2016) by Energy Act 2016 (c. 20), ss. 74(1), 84(3); S.I. 2016/920, reg. 2(c)