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Paragraph 1 InterpretationF1I1

United Kingdom

(1)

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

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

  • “the licensed area” means the area in which the Licensee may exercise the rights granted by this licence;

  • “the Licensee” means the person or persons to whom this licence is granted, his personal representatives and any person or persons to whom the rights conferred by this licence may lawfully have been assigned;

  • “mine” has the same meaning as in the Mines and Quarries Act 1954;

  • F2“the OGA” means the Oil and Gas Authority.

(2)

Any obligations which are to be observed and performed by the Licensee shall at any time at which the Licensee is more than one person be joint and several obligations.

Annotations

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))

F2

Words in Sch. 5 clause 1(1) substituted (1.10.2016) by The Energy (Transfer of Functions, Consequential Amendments and Revocation) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/912), regs. 1(1), 6(10)

Commencement

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Sch. 5 clause 1 in force at 30.6.1995, see reg. 1