Paragraph 36 Rights of access

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch.4, model clause 12(1)(b)(3)(9)(10) revoked by Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) 1996 reg.8(i)
Sch.4, model clause 3A added by Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) 1996 reg.8(d)
Sch.4, model clause 4(1) amended by Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) 1996 reg.8(e)(i)
Sch.4, model clause 4(2)(a) substituted by Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) 1996 reg.8(e)(ii)
Sch.4, model clause 4(2)(b)(3)(4) amended by Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) 1996 reg.8(e)(iii) (iv)(v)
Sch.4, model clause S, heading substituted by Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) 1996 reg.8(f)(i)
Sch.4, model clause 5 amended by Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) 1996 reg.8(f)(ii)
Sch.4, model clause 5(4)(5) amended by Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) 1996 reg.8(f)( iii)
Sch.4, model clause 8(1)(b) rev. in pt. by Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) 1996 reg.8(h)
Sch. 4, model clause 38 rev. in pt. by Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) 1996 reg.8(j)
Sch.4, model clause 2 amended by Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) 1996 reg.8(b)
Sch.4, model clause 1 (defns. of block and the Minister) amended by Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) 1996 reg.8(a)(i)
Sch. 4, model clause 1 (defn. of initiat term) replaced (by defns, initial term and second term) by Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) 1996 reg.8(a)(ii)
Sch.4, model clause 3 substituted by Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) 1996 reg.8(c)
Sch.4, model clauses 9(b), 12(b) revoked by Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) 1995 reg.8(2)(b)
Sch.4, model clause 10(1) amended by Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) 1995 reg.8(3)(a)
Sch.4, model clause 10(2) revoked by Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) 1995 reg.8(3)(b)
Sch.4, model clause 10(3) amended by Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) 1995 reg.8(3)(c)
Sch.4, model clauses 10(5)-(8) revoked by Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) 1995 reg.8(3)(d)
Sch.4, model clauses 11, 13, 30 revoked by Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) 1995 reg.8(4)
Sch.4, model clause 31(3) substituted by Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) 1995 reg.8(5)
Sch.4, model clause 32(4) added by Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) 1995 reg.8(6)
Sch.4, model clause 34(iv) substituted by Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) 1995 reg.8(7)
Sch.4, model clause 42(2)(g) substituted by Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) 1995 reg.8(8)
Sch.4, model clauses 9(a), 12(a) amended by Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) 1995 reg.8(2)(a)
Sch. 4 incorporated in part (with modifications) (temp.) by Petroleum Act 1998 s. 5 Sch. 1 para. 18-24
Schs.4, 5 amended by Offshore Safety Act 1992 s. 3(1)(e)

Any person or persons authorised by the Minister shall be entitled at all reasonable times to enter into and upon any of the Licensee’s installations or equipment used or to be used in connection with searching, boring for or getting petroleum in the licensed area for the purpose hereinafter mentioned–

(a)

to examine the installations, wells, plant, appliances and works made or executed by the Licensee in pursuance of the licence and the state of repair and condition thereof; and

(b)

to execute any works or to provide and install any equipment which the Minister may be entitled to execute or provide and install in accordance with the provisions hereof.