Offshore Petroleum Development (Scotland) Act 1975
Acquisition of land for purposes of offshore petroleum development
1 Acquisition of land for purposes connected with offshore petroleum.
2 Extinction of rights affecting land.
Designated sea areas
3 Designated sea areas.
4 Licences in relation to operations in designated sea areas.
5 Terms and effect, etc. of licences under s. 4.
6 Regulations for protection and control of operations in designated sea areas.
7 Execution and enforcement of regulations, etc. in designated sea areas.
Reinstatement of land
8 Reinstatement of land held under Act.
9 Arrangements to ensure reinstatement of other land developed for purposes connected with offshore petroleum.
Miscellaneous and general
10 Execution of works and disposal of land held under Act.
11 Loans and guarantees by Secretary of State for facilitating relevant operations.
12 Supplementary provisions as to acquisition and appropriation of land.
13 Compensation for adjoining owners and exclusion of actions for nuisance.
14 Power to require information as to interests in land.
15 Rights of entry.
16 Application to Crown land.
17 Financial provisions.
18 Savings.
19 Orders, etc.
20 Short title, interpretation and extent.
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1 Making and Revocation of Expedited Acquisition Orders
1(1) Before making an expedited acquisition order the Secretary of...
2(1) If any representations with respect to the proposed order...
4If the Secretary of State decides not to make the...
5(1) Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, the Secretary...
6Section 5(3) of the Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland)...
7A certificate by the Secretary of State that all or...
SCHEDULE 2EFFECT OF EXPEDITED ACQUISITION ORDERS
Application of compulsory purchase enactments
1(1) As from the date on which the order comes...
Power to take possession
2(1) The Secretary of State shall be entitled to enter...
Duty to acquire the land if possession is taken
3(1) As soon as may be after taking possession of...
4(1) In their application to a general vesting declaration executed...
SCHEDULE 3 MAKING AND REVOCATION OF SEA DESIGNATION ORDERS
1Before making a sea designation order the Secretary of State...
2(1) If any representations with respect to the proposed order...
3If the Secretary of State decides to make the order...
4If the Secretary of State decides not to make the...
5(1) The Secretary of State may by statutory instrument revoke...

Offshore Petroleum Development (Scotland) Act 1975

1975 c.8

An Act to provide for the acquisition by the Secretary of State of land in Scotland for purposes relating to exploration for and exploitation of offshore petroleum; to enable the Secretary of State to carry out works and facilitate operations for those purposes; to regulate such operations in certain sea areas; to provide for the reinstatement of land used for those purposes; and for purposes connected with those matters.