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Petroleum Royalties (Relief) and Continental Shelf Act 1989 in Northern Ireland

1989 c. 1 · Enacted 7 February 1989 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to confer on holders of certain petroleum licences an exemption from royalties (including royalties in kind) in respect of petroleum from certain onshore and offshore fields and to confer power to amend the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1974 to give effect to an Agreement made between Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom and the Government of the Republic of Ireland relating to their respective rights in relation to the continental shelf.

[7th February 1989]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. 2Extension of royalty exemption for petroleum from certain new offshore fields.
  2. Continental Shelf
  3. 3Power to amend designation order relating to continental shelf between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
  4. Supplementary
  5. 4Short title and extent.
  6. IModel clauses for production licences for seaward areas
  7. 1Paragraph 1
  8. 2Paragraph 2
  9. 3Paragraph 3
  10. 4Paragraph 4
  11. 5Paragraph 5
  12. IIModel clauses for production, appraisal and development licences for landward areas

2Extension of royalty exemption for petroleum from certain new offshore fields.C1

Section 1 of the M1Petroleum Royalties (Relief) Act 1983 (royalty exemption for petroleum from certain new offshore fields) shall apply to any licence granted under section 2 of the M2Petroleum (Production) Act 1934 which incorporates all or any of the model clauses set out in Schedule 4 to the M3Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) Regulations 1988 (production licences for seaward areas) as it applies to licences so granted which incorporate all or any of the model clauses specified in subsection (2) of that section, including any licence granted after the passing of this Act.

3Power to amend designation order relating to continental shelf between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.

(1)

This section applies in relation to the agreement made between Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom and the Government of the Republic of Ireland as to the respective rights of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland in relation to the continental shelf adjacent to the two countries and signed at Dublin on behalf of those Governments on 7th November 1988.

(2)

Her Majesty may, by Order in Council, make such provision amending F1the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1971 and the M1Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1974 made under section 1(7) of the M2Continental Shelf Act 1964 (designating F2areas to the west of Scotland) as appears to Her to be necessary to give effect to the said Agreement.

4Short title and extent.

(1)

This Act may be cited as the Petroleum Royalties (Relief) and Continental Shelf Act 1989.

(2)

Sections 1 and 2 of this Act do not extend to Northern Ireland.

IModel clauses for production licences for seaward areas

The model clauses referred to in section 1(2)(a) are the following—

1

The model clauses set out in Part II of Schedule 2 to the M1Petroleum and Submarine Pipe-lines Act 1975.

2

The model clauses set out in Schedule 5 to the M1Petroleum (Production) Regulations 1976, as originally made or as amended by the M2Petroleum (Production) (Amendment) Regulations 1978.

3

The model clauses set out in Schedule 5 to the said Regulations of 1976 as amended by the said Regulations of 1978 and by the M1Petroleum (Production) (Amendment) Regulations 1980.

4

The model clauses set out in Schedule 5 to the M1Petroleum (Production) Regulations 1982 as originally made or as amended by section 18 of and Schedule 2 to the M2Petroleum Act 1987.

5

The model clauses set out in Schedule 4 to the M1Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) Regulations 1988.

IIModel clauses for production, appraisal and development licences for landward areas

The model clauses referred to in section 1(2)(b) are the following—