Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982

1. Introductory Text

2. Part I Oil

   1. 1—7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

   2. The National Oil Account

      1. 8. Abolition of the National Oil Account.

3. Part II Gas

   1. The British Gas Corporation

      1. 9—11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 12—17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. Part III Petroleum Licences

   1. 18. Amendment of enabling powers etc.

   2. 19. Modification of model clauses in existing licences.

   3. 20. Modification of model clauses for incorporation in future licences.

5. Part IV Offshore Activities

   1. 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

   2. 22. Application of criminal law etc,

   3. 23. Application of civil law.

   4. 24. Extended meaning of “offshore installation” in the 1971 Act.

   5. 25. Extended meaning of “pipe-line” etc. in the 1975 Act.

   6. 26. Extended application of the Offshore Petroleum Development (Scotland) Act 1975.

   7. 27. Prosecutions.

   8. 28. Interpretation of Part IV.

6. Part V Miscellaneous and General

   1. 29. Northern Ireland and Isle of Man shares of petroleum revenue.

   2. 30. Payments to petroleum production licence holders etc.

   3. 31. Participation agreements as respects onshore petroleum.

   4. 32. Provisions as to regulations, orders, etc.

   5. 33. Stamp duty.

   6. 34. Application of Trustee Investments Act 1961.

   7. 35. Financial provisions.

   8. 36. General interpretation.

   9. 37. Amendments and repeals

   10. 38. Short title, commencement and extent.

7. SCHEDULES

   1. SCHEDULE 1

      Provisions as to transfers of property rights and liabilities

      1. Allocation of property, rights and liabilities

         1. 1. (1) The provisions of this paragraph and paragraph 2 below...

         2. 2. (1) It shall be the duty of the transferor and...

      2. Rights and liabilities under contracts of employment

         1. 3. (1) The provisions of this paragraph shall have effect where...

      3. Right to production of documents of title

         1. 4. Where on any transfer to which this Schedule applies the...

      4. Perfection of vesting of certain property or rights

         1. 5. Where in the case of any transfer to which this...

      5. Proof of title by certificate

         1. 6. In the case of any transfer to which this Schedule...

      6. Restrictions on dealing with certain land

         1. 7. If the Secretary of State is satisfied on the representation...

      7. Construction of agreements, licences, statutory provisions and documents

         1. 8. (1) This paragraph applies where in the case of any...

         2. 9. Except as otherwise provided in any provision of this Act...

         3. 10. Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of paragraphs...

         4. 11. The provisions of paragraphs 8 to 10 above shall have...

      8. Third parties affected by vesting provisions

         1. 12. (1) Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraphs 8 to...

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      Petroleum Production Licences: Modification of Model Clauses

      1. Part II of Schedule 2 to the 1975 Act

         1. 1. (1) In paragraph (1) of clause 9 of the model...

      2. Part II of Schedule 3 to the 1975 Act

         1. 2. (1) In paragraph (6) of clause 10 of the model...

      3. Schedule 4 to the 1976 Regulations

         1. 3. (1) In paragraph (6) of clause 10 of the model...

      4. Schedule 5 to the 1976 Regulations as originally made or as amended by the 1978 Regulations

         1. 4. (1) In paragraph (6) of clause 10 of the model...

      5. Schedule 5 to the 1976 Regulations as amended by the 1978 and 1980 Regulations

         1. 5. (1) In paragraph (4) of clause 10 of the model...

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      Minor and Consequential Amendments

      1. The Continental Shelf Act 1964

         1. 1. At the end of section 1(7) of the 1964 Act...

         2. 2. In section 6 (wireless telegraphy) and section 7 (radioactive substances)...

         3. 3. In section 11(1) of that Act for the words from...

         4. 4. After section 11 of that Act there shall be inserted...

      2. The General Rate Act 1967

         1. 5. (1) In subsection (3) of section 33 of the General...

         2. 6. After that section there shall be inserted the following section—...

      3. The Mineral Workings (Offshore Installations) Act 1971

         1. 7. (1) In section 3(4) of the 1971 Act (construction and...

         2. 8. In sections 3(4), 4(1), 6(1) and 9(2) of that Act,...

         3. 9. In section 5(2) of that Act (masters of offshore installations,...

         4. 10. In section 6(2) of that Act (safety regulations) the word...

         5. 11. (1) In subsection (1) of section 12 of that Act...

         6. 12—20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. The Social Security Act 1975

         1. 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. Oil Taxation Act 1975

         1. 22. In paragraph 2A(4) of Schedule 3 to the Oil Taxation...

         2. 23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. The Sex Discrimination Act 1975

         1. 24. In section 10(5) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (employment...

      7. The Employment Protection Act 1975

         1. 25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

         2. 26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

         3. 27, 28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

         4. 29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

         5. 30. In section 44 of that Act (extension of 1971 Act)...

         6. 31. In section 45(3) of that Act (exclusion of Dumping at...

         7. 32. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

         8. 33. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      8. The Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths Inquiry (Scotland) Act 1976

         1. 34. In section 9 of the Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths...

      9. The Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1976

         1. 35. In section 49(3) of the Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act...

      10. Race Relations Act 1976

          1. 36. In section 8(5) (employment at establishment in Great Britain) and...

      11. The Energy Act 1976

          1. 37. . . . . . . . . . ....

      12. The Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976

          1. 38. In section 13(5) of the Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order...

      13. The Patents Act 1977

          1. 39. In section 132(4) of the Patents Act 1977 (application of...

      14. The Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978

          1. 40. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      15. The Wages Councils Act 1979

          1. 41. (1) For subsection (2) of section 27 of the Wages...

      16. The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgements Act 1982

          1. 42. In paragraph 9 of Schedule 5 to the Civil Jurisdiction...

          2. 43. In paragraph 10 of Schedule 9 to that Act (proceedings...

      17. The Social Security and Housing Benefits Act 1982

          1. 44. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      18. Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c.52)

          1. 45. (1) Section 287 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations...

      19. The Employment Rights Act 1996

          1. 46. (1) For subsection (1) of section 201 of the Employment...

   4. SCHEDULE 4

      REPEALS