{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/petroleum-act-1998/section-9B",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/petroleum-act-1998/section-9B.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1998/17",
  "legislation_title": "Petroleum Act 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/petroleum-act-1998",
  "path": "section/9B",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "9B",
  "heading": "Exercise of certain functions of the OGA",
  "text": "The OGA must act in accordance with the current strategy or strategies when—\n(a) exercising functions under the other Parts of this Act (except Part 4),\n(b) exercising functions under Part 4 ... ,\n(c) exercising functions under Chapter 3 of Part 2 of the Energy Act 2011 (upstream petroleum infrastructure),\n(ca) exercising functions under Part 2 of the Energy Act 2016,\n(d) exercising any function or using any power under a petroleum licence, and\n(e) exercising any other function or using any power—\n(i) to provide advice or assistance to another person, or\n(ii) to acquire, use or supply information,\nfor the purpose of enabling the principal objective to be met.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 1A inserted (12.4.2015) by Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7), ss. 41, 57(7)(c); S.I. 2015/481, reg. 3(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in s. 9B substituted (1.10.2016) by Energy Act 2016 (c. 20), s. 84(3), Sch. 1 para. 8(a); S.I. 2016/920, reg. 2(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 9B(b) omitted (1.10.2016) by virtue of Energy Act 2016 (c. 20), s. 84(3), Sch. 1 para. 8(b); S.I. 2016/920, reg. 2(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "S. 9B(ca) inserted (1.10.2016) by Energy Act 2016 (c. 20), s. 84(3), Sch. 1 para. 8(c); S.I. 2016/920, reg. 2(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "E",
      "label": "E1",
      "text": "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)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/17/section/9B",
    "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."
}