Finance Act 1980

3(1)The old and new participators shall within two months after the end of the transfer period deliver to the Board a notice in such form and containing such particulars with respect to the transfer as the Board may prescribe.U.K.

(2)Where as a result of the same transaction or event—

(a)the whole or part of the interest of two or more persons in an oil field becomes the interest or part of the interest of another person; or

(b)parts of a participator’s interest in an oil field are transferred to two or more other persons,

a single notice relating to all the transfers shall be given under this paragraph by all the old participators and new participators, and in relation to any such notice references in paragraphs 4 and 5 below to the old and new participators shall be construed accordingly.