The Scotland Act 2016 and Onshore Petroleum (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions and Model Clauses) Regulations 2018

Statutory Instruments

2018 No. 56

Petroleum

Devolution, Scotland

The Scotland Act 2016 and Onshore Petroleum (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions and Model Clauses) Regulations 2018

Made

17th January 2018

Laid before Parliament

19th January 2018

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)

The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 4(1), (1B), (2) and (3) of the Petroleum Act 1998 M1 and sections 49(1) and (3) and 71(1), (2), (5) and (6) of the Scotland Act 2016 M2.

Marginal Citations

M11998 c.17. Section 4 was amended by S.I. 2016/898. Amendments are also made to section 4 that have not yet entered into force. Section 4(1B) is to be inserted with the commencement of section 48(7) of the Scotland Act 2016 (c.11) (on a date to be appointed). Section 4 is further amended by the Wales Act 2017 (c.4), Schedule 6, paragraph 15 (on a date to be appointed) and by Part 3 of S.I. 2016/898, regulation 3(3).