SECTION 7 OF THE PETROLEUM (PRODUCTION) ACT 1934 AND SECTION 2(1)(a) OF THE PETROLEUM ACT 1987 (MODIFICATION) REGULATIONS 1997
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1997/2703 |
| Year | 1997 |
1997 No. 2703
HEALTH AND SAFETY
SECTION 7 OF THE PETROLEUM (PRODUCTION) ACT 1934 AND SECTION 2(1)(a) OF THE PETROLEUM ACT 1987 (MODIFICATION) REGULATIONS 1997
Made 11th November 1997
Laid before Parliament 13th November 1997
Coming into force 8th December 1997
Whereas it appears to the Secretary of State that the modification of section 7 of the Petroleum (Production) Act 19341is expedient in consequence of, or in connection with—
(a) regulation 2(1)(a) of the Mines and Quarries Act 1954 to 1971 (Repeals and Modifications) Regulations 19742, so far as it repealed section 145 of the Mines and Quarries Act 19543, and
(b) regulation 41(1) of the Management and Administration of Safety and Health at Mines Regulations 19934, so far as it repealed section 17 of the said Act of 1954:
And whereas it appears to her that the modification of section 2(1)(a) of the Petroleum Act 19875is expedient in consequence of, or in connection with, regulation 3(1) of the Offshore Safety (Repeals and Modifications) Regulations 19936, so far as it repealed section 2 of the Mineral Workings (Offshore Installations) Act 19717:
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by subsections (1), (2)(a) and (c) and (4) of section 80 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 19748, and after consulting such bodies as appear to her appropriate, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Regulations:—
Citation, commencement and extent
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Section 7 of the Petroleum (Production) Act 1934 and Section 2(1)(a) of the Petroleum Act 1987 (Modification) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 8th December 1997.
Nothing in these Regulations affects the law in force in Northern Ireland.
Modification of section 7 of the Petroleum (Production) Act 1934
2. For section 7 of the Petroleum (Production) Act 1934 (power to inspect plans of mines) there shall be substituted the following section—
“7.—(1) For the purpose of ascertaining on behalf of the Secretary of State the position of the workings, actual and prospective, of any mines or abandoned mines through or near which it is proposed to sink any borehole for the purpose of searching for or getting petroleum, any officer appointed by the Secretary of State shall have the same powers with respect to the production and inspection and the taking of copies of relevant documents as may under section 20 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. 1974 be exercised by an inspector acting for the purpose mentioned in subsection (1) of that section.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)—
(a)
(a) “relevant documents” means plans, sections, drawings or other similar documents which, by virtue...
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