The Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) (Amendment) Regulations 1992
S.I. 1992/2378 · Made 2 October 1992
PETROLEUM
Made 2nd October 1992
Laid before Parliament 7th October 1992
Coming into force 1st November 1992
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 6 of the Petroleum (Production) Act 1934f1 and now vested in himf2, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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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).
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S.R. & O. 1942/1132, the Ministry of Fuel and Power Act 1945 (c. 19), S.I. 1969/1498, 1970/1537.
Contents
- 1Regulation 1
- 2Regulation 2
- 3Regulation 3
- 4Regulation 4
- 5Regulation 5
- 6Regulation 6
- Signature
- Schedule TABLES TO BE INCORPORATED IN SCHEDULE 1 TO THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS
- Explanatory note
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 and shall come into force on 1st November 1992.
2
The Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) Regulations 1988f1 (hereinafter referred to as “the Principal Regulations”) shall have effect subject to the amendments set out in regulations 3-6 below.
3
In paragraph (a) of regulation 3(1) of the Principal Regulations (application of the Regulations), for the words from “and, where such lines” to “within that limit,” there shall be substituted the words “and within the outward limit of the territorial waters of the United Kingdom,”.
4
In regulation 6(2) of the Principal Regulations (non-invited applications), for sub-paragraphs (a)-(c), there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraphs—
“(a)every part of the area to which the application relates was comprised in a production licence (in this paragraph referred to as “the revoked licence”) which has been revoked either in whole or in relation to the area to which the application relates;
(b)at the time the revoked licence was revoked, it was held by two or more persons; and
(c)the application is made by one of those persons, or by a group including at least one of those persons.”
5
In paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations (lines dividing landward areas from seaward areas)—
for the word “four” there shall be substituted the word “five”, and
after the words “Great Britain”, in each place where they appear, there shall be inserted the words “and Northern Ireland”.
After paragraph 4 of that Schedule, there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
“4AThe lines dividing landward areas from seaward areas at the bays and harbour specified in the second column of Table 3 of this Schedule shall be straight lines drawn between the points identified by the map references respectively specified in the third column of that Table, each such point being a point situate on the low water line on or adjacent to the feature respectively named in the fourth column of that Table.”
In paragraph 5 of that Schedule, for the word “three” there shall be substituted the word “four”.
In paragraph 7 of that Schedule, after the words “on a scale of 1:25,000”, there shall be inserted the words “in the case of maps relating to Great Britain and 1:50,000 in the case of maps relating to Northern Ireland,”.
The first table set out in the Schedule to these Regulations shall be substituted for Table 1 in Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations, and the second table set out in the Schedule to these Regulations shall be inserted after Table 2 in Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations.
6
For paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to the Principal Regulations (form of application for a licence), there shall be substituted the following paragraph—
“3If the application is made by more than one person, and the applicants have agreed on the manner in which benefits resulting from the exploitation of the licence should be shared between them, the share which each applicant would be entitled to take.”
Signature
Tim Eggar
Minister of State,
Department of Trade and Industry
2nd October 1992
TABLES TO BE INCORPORATED IN SCHEDULE 1 TO THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS
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TABLE 1
POINTS AT MOUTHS OF SPECIFIED ESTUARIES AND OTHER INDENTATIONS OF THE COAST OF GREAT BRITAIN
Name of estuary or other indentation National Grid Reference Name of feature 1 Firth of Clyde NR 716074 Cove Point NR 718046 Sanda Island (Black Point) NR 725037 Sanda Island Lighthouse NW 962695 Laggan Hill 2 Wigtown Bay NX 494464 Eggerness Point NX 546513 Ringdoo Point 3 Solway Firth NX 653432 Fox Craig (Meikle Ross) NX 943134 St. Bees Head 4 Duddon Sands SD 130763 Haverigg Point SD 168685 Mill Scar 5 Morecambe Bay SD 220612 Hilpsford Point SD 304490 Rossall Point 6 River Ribble SD 286250 SD 300202 Horse Bank 7 Liverpool Bay SD 262052 Formby Point SJ 131855 Point of Ayr 8 Beaumaris Bay SH 744786 Penmaenbach Point SH 641815 Trwyn Du 9 Holyhead Harbour SH 281849 Twyn Cliperau SH 257847 Breakwater Head 10 Cymyran Bay SH 294750 Traeth Llydan SH 297748 Traeth Cymyran 11 Llanddwyn Bay SH 386623 Llanddwyn Island SH 429585 Morfa Dinlleu 12 Milford Haven SM 819036 West Blockhouse Point SM 840027 Rat Island 13 Carmarthen Bay SN 309062 Laugharne Sands SS 397926 Burry Holms 14 Bristol Channel ST 311806 West Usk Lighthouse ST 303627 Birnbeck Island 15 Padstow Bay SW 925784 Shag Rock SW 915785 Stepper Point 16 Falmouth Harbour SW 827315 Pendennis Point SW 845311 St. Anthony Head 17 Plymouth Sound SX 443486 Penlee Point SX 490486 Renney Rocks 18 Salcombe River SX 725359 Bolt Head SX 766355 Gammon Head 19 Solent (west side) SZ 319897 Hurst Castle SZ 292849 Needles Point 20 Solent (east side) SZ 663876 Foreland SZ 684990 Fort Cumberland (Eastney Point) 21 Thames Estuary TR 227694 Reculver TM 174142 Clacton-on-Sea 22 Harwich Harbour TM 268244 The Naze TM 283311 Landguard Point 23 The Wash TF 701452 Gore Point TF 565571 Gibraltar Point 24 River Humber TA 374048 Northcoates Point TA 397104 Spurn Head 25 Holy Island Harbour (Lindisfarne) NU 137403 Parton Shiel NU 141415 Castle Point 26 Firth of Forth NT 496864 Eyebroughy NT 496993 Elie Ness 27 Firth of Tay NO 538159 Kinkell Ness NO 546302 Buddon Ness 28 Moray Firth NH 807587 Whiteness Head NH 812670 Sutors Stacks NH 812670 Sutors Stacks NH 813686 North Sutor 29 Dornoch Firth NH 815857 Whiteness NH 809871 Dornoch Point 30 Tongue Bay NC 641638 Port an-t Strathain NC 572663 Geodh' an Fhuarain 31 Loch Eriboll NC 502687 Whiten Head NC 392719 Faraid Head 32 Kyle of Durness NC 392719 Faraid Head NC 349717 A'Ghoil ”
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TABLE 3
POINTS AT MOUTHS OF SPECIFIED INDENTATIONS OF THE COAST OF NORTHERN IRELAND
Name of indentation National Grid Reference Name of feature 1 Larne Lough D 398051 Devil’s Churn D 436036 Skernagham Point 2 Belfast Lough J 487934 Black Head J 602862 Mew Island J 601856 Mew Island J 599837 Copeland Island J 598828 Copeland Island J 587813 Foreland Point 3 Strangford Lough J 624450 Ballyquintin Point J 612435 Killard Point 4 Dundrum Harbour J 422340 Ballykinler J 417339 Murlough ”
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) Regulations 1988, which relate to applications for offshore petroleum exploration and production licences and the clauses to be incorporated in such licences.
The amendments extend the scope of the 1988 Regulations so as to apply to licences in respect of areas within the territorial waters adjacent to Northern Ireland. The table applicable for the purpose of defining lines across bays and estuaries around the coast of Great Britain, and accordingly determining limits in the scope of the 1988 Regulations, is consolidated with amendments to take account of changes in the coastline. The circumstances in which an application for a licence may be made otherwise than in response to a published invitation are restricted to the case where one or more of the former holders of a licence which has been revoked apply (with or without others) for a new licence over the same area. Other amendments are made for clarification.