The Oil and Gas Authority (Fees) Regulations 2016

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations—

“the 1998 Act” means the Petroleum Act 1998(1);

“the 2008 Act” means the Energy Act 2008(2);

“the 2016 Act” means the Energy Act 2016;

“carbon dioxide appraisal and storage licence” means a licence granted under section 18 of the 2008 Act (licences) in respect of an activity within section 17(2) of that Act (prohibition on unlicensed activities)(3);

“carbon dioxide storage proposal” means a proposal for the storage of carbon dioxide and any associated works submitted pursuant to a carbon dioxide appraisal and storage licence;

“development and production programme” means a programme submitted pursuant to a petroleum licence setting out the measures proposed to be taken in connection with the development and production of a petroleum field;

“development plan” means a plan submitted pursuant to a gas storage licence setting out the measures proposed to be taken in connection with the development of a gas storage field;

“gas storage licence” means a licence granted under section 4 of the 2008 Act (licences) in respect of any activity within section 2(3) of that Act (prohibition on unlicensed activities)(4);

“licensee” means the holder of a relevant licence;

“petroleum licence” means a licence granted under section 3 of the 1998 Act (searching for, boring and getting petroleum) or under section 2 of the Petroleum (Production) Act 1934 (licences to search for and get petroleum)(5);

“pipeline deposit proposal” means a proposal—

(a)

to place any material on the seabed for the protection or support of a pipeline during its construction; or

(b)

for the maintenance of a pipeline,

where that proposal is submitted pursuant to a pipeline works authorisation;

“pipeline works authorisation” means an authorisation given by the OGA(6) in accordance with section 15 of the 1998 Act (submarine pipelines: authorisations)(7);

“relevant licence” means, as appropriate, a carbon dioxide appraisal and storage licence, a gas storage licence or a petroleum licence;

“well” includes borehole;

“well suspension” means the suspension of the use of a well such that it may be re-used for the purpose of drilling or other works.

(1)

1998 c. 17.

(2)

2008 c. 32.

(3)

Section 17 was amended by S.I. 2011/2453 and S.S.I. 2011/224. Section 18 was amended by the Energy Act 2016, Schedule 1, paragraph 53; S.I. 2011/2453 and S.S.I. 2011/224.

(4)

Section 2 was amended by the Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), section 14(2). Section 4 was amended by the Energy Act 2016, Schedule 1, paragraph 42.

(5)

1934 c. 36. That Act was repealed by the Petroleum Act 1998, Schedule 5, Part 1.

(6)

The OGA is defined as the Oil and Gas Authority in section 1(4) of the Energy Act 2016.

(7)

Section 15 was amended by the Energy Act 2011 (c. 16), Schedule 2, paragraphs 8 and 9; the Energy Act 2016, Schedule 1, paragraph 15; S.I. 2000/1937 and S.I. 2011/2305.