Petroleum Act 1998 (c. 17)

[F1 PART 1A U.K. Maximising economic recovery of UK petroleum

Extent Information

E1 Pt. 1A extended (N.I.) (1.10.2016) by Energy Act 2016 (c. 20), ss. 74(1), 84(3); S.I. 2016/920, reg. 2(c)

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 1A inserted (12.4.2015) by Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7), ss. 41, 57(7)(c); S.I. 2015/481, reg. 3(b)

9I Other interpretation U.K.

In this Part—

• “current strategy”, in relation to any particular time, means a strategy under section 9A(2) in force at that time;

• [F2 “offshore installation” has the same meaning as in Part 4 (see section 44);]

• “operator under a petroleum licence” means a person who is responsible for organising or supervising any of the operations of searching for, boring for, or getting UK petroleum in pursuance of the petroleum licence;

• [F2 “owner”, in relation to a relevant offshore installation, has the meaning given in section 9HA;]

• “owner”, in relation to upstream petroleum infrastructure, has the meaning given in section 9H;

• “petroleum” has meaning given in section 1;

• “petroleum licence” means a licence granted under—

  (a)

  section 3 of this Act, or

  (b)

  section 2 of the Petroleum (Production) Act 1934;

• “principal objective” has the meaning given in section 9A;

• [F2 “relevant offshore installation” has the meaning given in section 9HA;]

• “relevant UK waters” means—

  (a)

  the territorial sea adjacent to the United Kingdom, and

  (b)

  the sea in any area designated under section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964;

• [F2 “submarine pipeline” has the meaning given in section 45;]

• “UK petroleum” means petroleum which for the time being exists in its natural condition in strata beneath relevant UK waters;

• “upstream petroleum infrastructure” has the meaning given in section 9H.]

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in s. 9I inserted (1.10.2016) by Energy Act 2016 (c. 20), ss. 73(5), 84(3); S.I. 2016/920, reg. 2(c)