The Petroleum Licensing (Amendment) Regulations 2009

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2009/3283
Year2009

2009 No. 3283

Petroleum

The Petroleum Licensing (Amendment) Regulations 2009

Made 12th December 2009

Laid before Parliament 16th December 2009

Coming into force 20th January 2010

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 4(1)(c) and (e) and 4(2) of the Petroleum Act 19981, makes the following Regulations:

S-1 Citation and commencement

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Petroleum Licensing (Amendment) Regulations 2009, and come into force on 20th January 2010.

S-2 Prescribed fees for licence applications

Prescribed fees for licence applications

2.—(1) In regulation 9(2) of the Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) Regulations 19882, for “£2,820” substitute “£2,100”.

(2) In regulation 10(1) of the Petroleum (Production) (Landward Areas) Regulations 19953, for “£1,000” substitute “£1,400”.

S-3 Petroleum Licensing (Exploration and Production) (Seaward and Landward Areas) Regulations 2004

Petroleum Licensing (Exploration and Production) (Seaward and Landward Areas) Regulations 2004

3.—(1) In regulation 2 of the Petroleum Licensing (Exploration and Production) (Seaward and Landward Areas) Regulations 20044, for the definition of “landward area” substitute—

““landward area” has the meaning given by regulation 3(1) of the Petroleum (Production) (Landward Areas) Regulations 1995”.

(2) In clause 1(1) of Schedule 6 to those Regulations, omit the definitions of “Landward Area”, “Official Journal” and “Seaward Area”.

S-4 Petroleum Licensing (Production) (Seaward Areas) Regulations 2008

Petroleum Licensing (Production) (Seaward Areas) Regulations 2008

4.—(1) In regulation 1(2) of the Petroleum Licensing (Production) (Seaward Areas) Regulations 20085, for the definition of “seaward area” substitute—

““seaward area” has the meaning given by regulation 3(1)(a) of the Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) Regulations 19886”.

(2) The Schedule to those Regulations is amended as follows.

(3) In clause 2, for “seaward area more particularly” substitute “area”.

(4) For clause 3(2) substitute—

S-2

“2 Unless sooner determined under any of its provisions, this licence shall continue—

(a) for the Initial Term, subject to clause 10 and (where applicable) clauses 4 and 5;

(b) for the Second Term, subject to clauses 6 and 10;

(c) for the Third Term, subject to clauses 8 and 10.”.

(5) In clause 5—

(a)

(a) in paragraph (2), for “shall give” substitute “may give”; and

(b)

(b) for paragraph (3) substitute—

S-3

“3 This licence shall automatically cease and determine on the expiry of the Early Surrender Period unless—

(a) the Licensee has given notice in accordance with paragraph (2); or

(b) at the request of the Licensee, the Minister has directed that the licence shall continue without such notice having been given.”.

(6) In clause 30, after paragraph (3) insert—

S-3A

“3A The functions of the Minister under paragraph (3) shall be exercisable concurrently by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.”.

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Minister of State

Department of Energy and Climate Change

Date 12th December 2009

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the following instruments:

the Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) Regulations 1988 (“the 1988 Regulations”);

the Petroleum...

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