Oil and Pipelines Act 1985

6 Interpretation. U.K.

In this Act—

• “the Agency” means the Oil and Pipelines Agency;

• “the Corporation” means the British National Oil Corporation;

• “participation agreement” means—

(a) any participation agreement as defined in section 1 of the M1 Participation Agreements Act 1978; or

(b) so much of any scheme made under section 2 or 10 of the M2 Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982 as would, if made by agreement, constitute a participation agreement as so defined;

• [F1 “ petroleum ” has the same meaning as in Part I of the Petroleum Act 1998; ]

• “subsidiary” and “wholly owned subsidiary” [F2 have the meanings given by section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006];

• “the transfer date” has the meaning given by section 3(1) above;

• “the transitional period” has the meaning given by section 3(4) above.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 6(b): definition substituted (15.2.1999) by 1998 c. 17, s. 50, Sch. 4 para. 21 (with Sch. 3 para. 5(1)); S.I. 1999/161, art. 2(1)

F2 Words in s. 6 substituted (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 59 (with art. 10)

Marginal Citations

M1 1978 c. 1.

M2 1982 c. 23.