{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/petroleum-licensing-charges-wales-regulations-2018/regulation-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/petroleum-licensing-charges-wales-regulations-2018/regulation-2.json",
  "legislation": "wsi/2018/969",
  "legislation_title": "The Petroleum Licensing (Charges) (Wales) Regulations 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/petroleum-licensing-charges-wales-regulations-2018",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In these Regulations—\n“the 2015 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 2015”) means the Petroleum Licensing (Applications) Regulations 2015;\n“development and production programme” (“rhaglen ddatblygu a chynhyrchu”) means a programme submitted pursuant to a petroleum licence setting out the measures proposed to be taken in connection with the development and production of a petroleum field;\n“development area proposal” (“cynnig ardal ddatblygu”) means a proposal submitted pursuant to a petroleum exploration and development licence defining the geographic locations within a petroleum field where the licensee proposes to undertake development and production including, where relevant, a plan setting out the activities to be carried out;\n“landward petroleum exploration licence” (“trwydded fforio petrolewm tua’r tir”) has the meaning given in regulation 2 of the 2015 Regulations;\n“licensee” (“trwyddedai”) means the holder of a petroleum licence;\n“methane drainage licence” (“trwydded draenio methan”) has the meaning given in regulation 2 of the 2015 Regulations;\n“notify” (“hysbysu”) means notify in writing;\n“operator” (“gweithredwr”) means a person who has been appointed as an installation operator, as a well operator or as both;\n“petroleum exploration and development licence” (“trwydded datblygu a fforio petrolewm”) has the meaning given in regulation 2 of the 2015 Regulations;\n“petroleum licence” (“trwydded petrolewm”) means a licence granted under section 3 of the Petroleum Act 1998 (searching for, boring and getting petroleum) or under section 2 of the Petroleum (Production) Act 1934 (licences to search for and get petroleum);\n“retention area proposal” (“cynnig ardal gadw”) means a proposal submitted pursuant to a petroleum exploration and development licence defining the geographic locations where the licensee proposes to undertake exploration and appraisal activities;\n“well” (“ffynnon”) includes a borehole;\n“well suspension” (“atal ffynnon dros dro”) means the suspension of the use of a well such that it may be re-used for the purpose of drilling or other works; and\n“work programme” (“rhaglen waith”) means a programme set out in a schedule to a petroleum licence which sets out the prospecting to be undertaken during the initial term, including any geological survey by any physical or chemical means and any test drilling.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2015/766, amended by S.I. 2016/912 and S.I. 2018/56; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1934 c. 36. This Act was repealed by the Petroleum Act 1998 but without prejudice to any right conferred by a licence in force immediately before commencement of that Act, see paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to that Act."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2018/969/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:22:08.090092+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."
}