# The Petroleum (Production) (Landward Areas) Regulations 1991, Regulation 2: Interpretation


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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/981/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/petroleum-production-landward-areas-regulations-1991/regulation-2
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