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The Petroleum Licensing (Exploration and Production) (Landward Areas) Regulations 2014

S.I. 2014/1686 · Made 20 June 2014 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Petroleum

Made 20th June 2014

Laid before Parliament 2nd July 2014

Coming into force 17th July 2014

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 4 of the Petroleum Act 1998f1, makes the following Regulations:C1C2

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Modifications

C1

Regulations modified (temp.) (1.10.2018) by The Scotland Act 2016, Wales Act 2017 and Onshore Petroleum (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions and Model Clauses) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/980), reg. 14 (with reg. 16)

C2

Regulations modified (9.2.2018) by The Scotland Act 2016 and Onshore Petroleum (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions and Model Clauses) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/56), reg. 9 (as amended (1.10.2018) by The Scotland Act 2016, Wales Act 2017 and Onshore Petroleum (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions and Model Clauses) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/980), regs. 1(1), 7(4) (with reg. 16))

Footnotes

f1

1998 c.17.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 1AApplication
  3. 2Model Clauses
  4. 3Review
  5. Signature
  6. Schedule 1: Lines dividing Landward Areas from Seaward Areas Repealed
  7. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  8. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  9. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  10. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  11. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  12. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  13. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  14. Schedule 2: Model clauses for petroleum exploration and development licences
  15. 1Interpretation
  16. 2Right to search and bore for and get Petroleum
  17. 3Term of Licence
  18. 4Determination of Licence during Initial Term where a Drill-or-Drop Period is specified
  19. 5Option to continue Licence as to part of the Licensed Area
  20. 6Extension of the Initial or Second Term
  21. 7Continuance of Licence after the Second Term (5)
  22. 8Power further to extend term of Licence
  23. 9Right of Licensee to determine Licence or surrender part of Licensed Area
  24. 10Consequences of determination or surrender by Licensee
  25. 11Provision of contact details to OGA
  26. 12Payment of consideration for Licence
  27. 13Measurement of Petroleum obtained from the Licensed Area
  28. 14Keeping of accounts
  29. 15Working obligations
  30. 16Retention Areas
  31. 17Development and production programmes
  32. 18Provisions supplementary to clause 17
  33. 19Development areas
  34. 20Commencement and abandonment and plugging of Wells
  35. 21Distance of Wells from boundaries of Licensed Area
  36. 22Control of Development Wells
  37. 22AProhibition on hydraulic fracturing in Protected Areas in England and Wales
  38. 23Provision of storage tanks, pipes, pipelines or other receptacles
  39. 24Avoidance of harmful methods of working
  40. 25Appointment of operators
  41. 26Fishing and navigation
  42. 27Training
  43. 28Unit development
  44. 29Licensee to keep records
  45. 30Returns
  46. 31Licensee to keep samples
  47. 32Reports to be treated as confidential
  48. 33Inspection of records, etc
  49. 34Rights of access
  50. 35Power to execute works
  51. 36Right of distress
  52. 37Diligence
  53. 38Indemnity against third party claims
  54. 39Advertisements, prospectuses, etc
  55. 40Restrictions on assignment, etc
  56. 40AChange in control of Licensee
  57. 41Power of revocation
  58. 42Power of partial revocation
  59. 43Power of partial revocation in respect of parts of the Licensed Area which are not Retention Areas or Development Areas
  60. 44Arbitration
  61. Schedule 2A: Model clauses for petroleum exploration and development licences granted by the Scottish Ministers
  62. 1Interpretation
  63. 2Provision of contact details to the OGA
  64. 3Payment of consideration for Licence
  65. 4Right of Secretary of State to revoke licence
  66. 5Diligence
  67. 6Indemnity against third party claims
  68. 7Arbitration
  69. Schedule 2B: Model clauses for petroleum exploration and development licences granted by the Welsh Ministers
  70. 1Interpretation
  71. 2Provision of contact details to the OGA
  72. 3Payment of consideration for Licence
  73. 4Right of Secretary of State to revoke licence
  74. 5Right of Distress
  75. 6Indemnity against third party claims
  76. 7Arbitration
  77. Schedule 3: Model clauses for landward petroleum exploration licences
  78. 1Interpretation etc
  79. 2Grant of Licence
  80. 3Prospecting methods
  81. 4Term of Licence
  82. 5Right of Licensee to terminate licence
  83. 6Provision of contact details to OGA
  84. 7Payment of consideration for licence
  85. 8Avoidance of harmful methods of working
  86. 9Fishing and navigation
  87. 10Licensee to keep records
  88. 11Returns
  89. 12Reports to be treated as confidential
  90. 13Inspection of records etc
  91. 14Rights of access
  92. 15Power to execute works
  93. 16Indemnity against third-party claims
  94. 17No transfer, assignment or sub-licence
  95. 18Power of revocation
  96. 19Power of partial revocation
  97. 20Arbitration
  98. Schedule 3A: Model clauses for landward petroleum exploration licences granted by the Scottish Ministers
  99. 1Interpretation
  100. 2Provision of contact details to the OGA
  101. 3Payment of consideration for Licence
  102. 4Right of Secretary of State to revoke licence
  103. 5Indemnity against third party claims
  104. 6Arbitration
  105. Schedule 3B: Model clauses for landward petroleum exploration licences granted by the Welsh Minsters
  106. 1Interpretation
  107. 2Provision of contact details to the OGA
  108. 3Payment of consideration for Licence
  109. 4Right of Secretary of State to revoke licence
  110. 5Indemnity against third party claims
  111. 6Arbitration
  112. Explanatory note