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Regulation 2 Interpretation

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In these Regulations the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say—

  • “the Act” means the Petroleum (Production) Act 1934;

  • “blocks” has the meaning assigned thereto in regulation 6(2);

  • “Gazette notice” means a notice published from time to time by the Secretary of State in the London Gazette and the Edinburgh Gazette;

  • “landward areas” has the meaning assigned thereto in regulation 3 and “seaward areas” (when used in Schedule 1 to these Regulations) means areas on the seaward side of the lines there referred to;

  • “low water line” has the same meaning as it has in Schedule 1 to these Regulations;

  • “methane drainage licence” means a licence to get natural gas in the course of operations for making and keeping safe mines whether or not disused;

  • “principal licence” means a licence of any description under the Act other than a methane drainage licence or a supplementary seismic survey licence.