Regulation 2 Hydrocarbons Licensing Directive Regulations 1995
(1)
The Hydrocarbons Licensing Directive Regulations 1995f1 are amended as follows.
(2)
In regulation 1A(1), after “the Scottish onshore area” insert “or the Welsh onshore area”.
(3)
In regulation 1A(2), after “the Petroleum Act 1998” insert “and “Welsh onshore area” has the meaning given in section 8A(5) of that Act”f2.
(4)
In regulation 5(2), for “the OGA or the Scottish Ministers invite” substitute “the OGA, the Scottish Ministers or the Welsh Ministers invite”.
Annotations
Footnotes
- f1
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S.I. 1995/1434, amended by S.I. 2016/912 and 2018/56.
- f2
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Section 8A(5) of the Petroleum Act 1998 (c.17) is inserted by section 23(4) of the Wales Act 2017 (c.4) with effect from 1 October 2018 as provided by regulation 4 of S.I. 2017/1179.