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The Petroleum (Production) (Landward Areas) Regulations 1995

S.I. 1995/1436 · Made 25 May 1995 · Extends to United Kingdom

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PETROLEUM

Made 25th May 1995

Laid before Parliament 6th June 1995

Coming into force 30th June 1995

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 6(1) of the Petroleum (Production) Act 1934f1 and now vested in himf2 hereby makes the following Regulations:—

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Textual amendments

F1

Regulations (except reg. 9(2)(c), Sch. 5) cease to have effect (for specified purposes) (30.6.2015) by The Petroleum Licensing (Applications) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/766), regs. 1, 3 (with reg. 4(7))

Footnotes

f1

1934 c. 36; section 1(2) was amended by section 19(1) of the Petroleum Act 1987 (c. 12); section 6 was extended by section 1(3) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964 (c. 29).

f2

S.R. & O. 1942/1132; the Ministry of Fuel and Power Act 1945 (c. 19); S.I. 1969/1498, 1970/1537.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Application of the Regulations
  4. 4Applicants for licences
  5. 5Applications for licences
  6. 6Applications for petroleum exploration and development licences
  7. 7Regulation 7
  8. 8Applications for supplementary seismic survey licences
  9. 9Form of licences
  10. 10Fees
  11. 11Plurality of licences
  12. 12Review
  13. Signature
  14. Schedule 1: LINES DIVIDING LANDWARD AREAS FROM SEAWARD AREAS
  15. 1Paragraph 1
  16. 2Paragraph 2
  17. 3Paragraph 3
  18. 4Paragraph 4
  19. 5Paragraph 5
  20. 6Paragraph 6
  21. 7Paragraph 7
  22. Table 1
  23. Table 2
  24. Schedule 2INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN AN APPLICATION FOR A PETROLEUM EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT LICENCE AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
  25. 1Paragraph 1
  26. 2Paragraph 2
  27. 3Paragraph 3
  28. 4Paragraph 4
  29. 5Paragraph 5
  30. 6Paragraph 6
  31. 7Paragraph 7
  32. 8Paragraph 8
  33. 9Paragraph 9
  34. 10Paragraph 10
  35. 11Paragraph 11
  36. 12Paragraph 12
  37. Schedule 3: MODEL CLAUSES FOR PETROLEUM EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT LICENCES IN LANDWARD AREAS
  38. 1Paragraph 1
  39. 2Right to search and bore for and get petroleum
  40. 3Term of Licence
  41. 4Option to continue licence as to part of the licensed area
  42. 5Continuance of licence after the second term
  43. 6Power further to extend term of licence
  44. 7Right of licensee to determine licence or surrender part of licensed area
  45. 8Consequences of determination or surrender by licensee
  46. 8AProvision of contact details to Minister
  47. 9Payment of consideration for licence
  48. 10Royalty payments
  49. 11Provisions supplementary to clause 10
  50. 12Measurement of petroleum obtained from the licensed area
  51. 13Keeping of accounts
  52. 14Working obligations
  53. 15Development and production programmes
  54. 16Provisions supplementary to clause 15
  55. 17Commencement and abandonment and plugging of wells
  56. 18Distance of wells from boundaries of licensed area
  57. 19Control of development wells
  58. 20Provision of storage tanks, pipes, pipelines or other receptacles
  59. 21Avoidance of harmful methods of working
  60. 22Appointment of operators
  61. 23Fishing and navigation
  62. 24Training
  63. 25Unit development
  64. 26Licensee to keep records
  65. 27Returns
  66. 28Licensee to keep samples
  67. 29Reports to be treated as confidential
  68. 30Inspection of records, etc.
  69. 31Rights of access
  70. 32Power to execute works
  71. 33Right of distress
  72. 34Right of distress
  73. 35Indemnity against third party claims
  74. 36Advertisements, prospectuses, etc.
  75. 37Restrictions on assignment, etc.
  76. 37AChange in control of Licensee
  77. 38Power of revocation
  78. 38APower of partial revocation
  79. 39Arbitration
  80. Schedule 4: MODEL CLAUSES FOR SUPPLEMENTARY SEISMIC SURVEY LICENCES IN LANDWARD AREAS
  81. 1Interpretation
  82. 2Right to search for petroleum by undertaking seismic surveys
  83. 3Term of licence
  84. 4Automatic termination of licence
  85. 5Payment of consideration for licence
  86. 6Seismic surveys
  87. 7Licensee to keep records
  88. 8Returns
  89. 9Reports to be treated as confidential
  90. 10Power to inspect records
  91. 11Indemnity against third party claims
  92. 12Agreement not to assign
  93. 13Power of revocation
  94. 14Arbitration
  95. Schedule 5: MODEL CLAUSES FOR METHANE DRAINAGE LICENCES
  96. 1Interpretation
  97. 2Interpretation
  98. 3Term of licence
  99. 4Right of Licensee to determine licence
  100. 5Payment of consideration for licence
  101. 6Records
  102. 7Power to inspect accounts, etc.
  103. 8Records to be treated as confidential
  104. 9Notice of commencement and termination of operations
  105. 10Indemnity against third party claims
  106. 11Agreement not to assign
  107. 12Power of revocation
  108. 13Arbitration
  109. Explanatory note