The Scotland Act 2016, Wales Act 2017 and Onshore Petroleum (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions and Model Clauses) Regulations 2018

Petroleum Licensing (Exploration and Production) (Landward Areas) Regulations 2014

4.—(1) The Petroleum Licensing (Exploration and Production) (Landward Areas) Regulations 2014(1) are amended as follows.

(2) After regulation 1A(1), insert—

“(1A) Except for regulations 1(2) and 2(1A) and Schedules 2B and 3B, these Regulations do not apply in relation to a landward petroleum exploration licence or a petroleum exploration and development licence in respect of an area within the Welsh onshore area.”.

(3) In regulation 1A(2), after “the Petroleum Act 1998” insert “and “Welsh onshore area” has the meaning given in section 8A(5) of that Act”.

(4) For regulation 2(1A) substitute —

“(1A) For the purposes of section 4(1B) of the Petroleum Act 1998—

(a) the model clauses prescribed for petroleum exploration and development licences granted by the Scottish Ministers are those set out in Schedule 2A;

(b) the model clauses prescribed for petroleum exploration and development licences granted by the Welsh Ministers are those set out in Schedule 2B;

(c) the model clauses prescribed for landward petroleum exploration licences granted by the Scottish Ministers are those set out in Schedule 3A; and

(d) the model clauses prescribed for landward petroleum exploration licences granted by the Welsh Ministers are those set out in Schedule 3B.”.

(5) After Schedule 2A, insert Schedule 2B as set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

(6) After Schedule 3A, insert Schedule 3B as set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

(1)

S.I. 2014/1686, amended by S.I. 2016/912, 2016/1029, 2017/426, 2017/855, 2017/1012 and 2018/56.