Section 9I Other interpretationE1F1

In this Part—

• “current strategy”, in relation to any particular time, means a strategy under section 9A(2) in force at that time;

• F2“offshore installation” has the same meaning as in Part 4 (see section 44);

• “operator under a petroleum licence” means a person who is responsible for organising or supervising any of the operations of searching for, boring for, or getting UK petroleum in pursuance of the petroleum licence;

• “owner”, in relation to a relevant offshore installation, has the meaning given in section 9HA;

• “owner”, in relation to upstream petroleum infrastructure, has the meaning given in section 9H;

• “petroleum” has meaning given in section 1;

• “petroleum licence” means a licence granted under—

  1. (a)

     section 3 of this Act, or

  2. (b)

     section 2 of the Petroleum (Production) Act 1934;

• “principal objective” has the meaning given in section 9A;

• “relevant offshore installation” has the meaning given in section 9HA;

• “relevant UK waters” means—

  1. (a)

     the territorial sea adjacent to the United Kingdom, and

  2. (b)

     the sea in any area designated under section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964;

• “submarine pipeline” has the meaning given in section 45;

• “UK petroleum” means petroleum which for the time being exists in its natural condition in strata beneath relevant UK waters;

• “upstream petroleum infrastructure” has the meaning given in section 9H.