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Introductory Text
PART I Oil
The British National Oil Corporation
1.Oil Corporation's powers of disposal
2.Provisions supplementary to section 1
3.Powers of Secretary of State as respects disposals by Oil Corporation
4.New financial structure of Oil Corporation
5.Payments by Oil Corporation to Secretary of State
6.Grants by Secretary of State to Oil Corporation
7.Borrowing powers etc. of Oil Corporation
The National Oil Account
8.Abolition of the National Oil Account
PART II Gas
The British Gas Corporation
9.Gas Corporation's powers of disposal
10.Provisions supplementary to section 9
11.Powers of Secretary of State as respects disposals by Gas Corporation
Supply of gas by persons other than Gas Corporation
12.Supply of gas by other persons
13.Standards of quality
14.Safety regulations
Use by other persons of pipe-lines belonging to Gas Corporation
15.Construction of pipe-lines by Gas Corporation
16.Increase of capacity etc. of pipe-lines belonging to Gas Corporation
17.Acquisition of rights to use pipe-lines belonging to Gas Corporation
PART III Petroleum Licences
18.Amendment of enabling powers etc.
19.Modification of model clauses in existing licences
20.Modification of model clauses for incorporation in future licences
PART IV Offshore Activities
21.Safety zones around installations
22.Application of criminal law etc.
23.Application of civil law
24.Extended meaning of " offshore installation " in the 1971 Act
25.Extended meaning of " pipe-line " etc. in the 1975 Act
26.Extended application of the Offshore Petroleum Development (Scotland) Act 1975
27.Prosecutions
28.Interpretation of Part IV
PART V Miscellaneous and General
29.Northern Ireland and Isle of Man shares of petroleum revenue
30.Payments to petroleum production licence holders etc.
31.Participation agreements as respects onshore petroleum
32.Provisions as to regulations, orders etc.
33.Stamp duty
34.Application of Trustee Investments Act 1961
35.Financial provisions
36.General interpretation
37.Amendments and repeals
38.Short title, commencement and extent
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1
Provisions as to Transfers of Property, Rights and Liabilities
Allocation of property, rights and liabilities
1.(1) The provisions of this paragraph and paragraph 2 below...
2.(1) It shall be the duty of the transferor and...
Rights and liabilities under contracts of employment
3.(1) The provisions of this paragraph shall have effect where...
Right to production of documents of title
4.Where on any transfer to which this Schedule applies the...
Perfection of vesting of certain property or rights
5.Where in the case of any transfer to which this...
Proof of title by certificate
6.In the case of any transfer to which this Schedule...
Restrictions on dealing with certain land
7.If the Secretary of State is satisfied on the representation...
Construction of agreements, licences, statutory provisions and documents
8.(1) This paragraph applies where in the case of any...
9.Except as otherwise provided in any provision of this Act...
10.Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of paragraphs...
11.The provisions of paragraphs 8 to 10 above shall have...
Third parties affected by vesting provisions
12.(1) Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraphs 8 to...
SCHEDULE 2
Petroleum Production Licences : Modification of Model Clauses
Part 11 of Schedule 2 to the 1975 Act
1.(1) In paragraph (1) of clause 9 of the model...
Part II of Schedule 3 to the 1975 Act
2.(1) In paragraph (6) of clause 10 of the model...
Schedule 4 to the 1976 Regulations
3.(1) In paragraph (6) of clause 10 of the model...
Schedule 5 to the 1976 Regulations as originally made or as amended by the 1978 Regulations
4.(1) In paragraph (6) of clause 10 of the model...
Schedule 5 to the 1976 Regulations as amended by the 1978 and 1980 Regulations
5.(1) In paragraph (4) of clause 10 of the model...
SCHEDULE 3
Minor and Consequential Amendments
The Continental Shelf Act 1964
1.At the end of section 1(7) of the 1964 Act...
2.In section 6 (wireless telegraphy) and section 7 (radioactive substances)...
3.In section 11(1) of that Act for the words from...
4.After section 11 of that Act there shall be inserted...
The General Rate Act 1967
5.(1) In subsection (3) of section 33 of the General...
6.After that section there shall be inserted the following section—...
The Mineral Workings (Offshore Installations) Act 1971
7.(1) In section 3(4) of the 1971 Act (construction and...
8.In sections 3(4), 4(1), 6(1) and 9(2) of that Act,...
9.In section 5(2) of that Act (masters of offshore installations,...
10.In section 6(2) of that Act (safety regulations) the word...
11.(1) In subsection (1) of section 12 of that Act...
The Gas Act 1972
12.In section 7(2) of the 1972 Act (general powers of...
13.In section 24 of that Act (duty of Gas Corporation...
14.(1) After section 31 of that Act there shall be...
15.Section 30(8) of that Act (provisions as to testing and...
16.In section 45(4) of that Act (provisions as to regulations...
17.In section 48(1) of that Act (interpretation)—
18.At the end of paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to...
19.In paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 4 to that Act (obligation...
The Local Government Act 1974
20.In Schedule 3 to the Local Government Act 1974 (hereditaments...
The Social Security Act 1975
21.In section 132(2) of the Social Security Act 1975 (meaning...
The Oil Taxation Act 1975
22.In paragraph 2A(4) of Schedule 3 to the Oil Taxation...
The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975
23.After paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the Local Government...
The Sex Discrimination Act 1975
24.In section 10(5) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (employment...
The Employment Protection Act 1975
25.For subsection (2) of section 127 of the Employment Protection...
The Petroleum and Submarine Pipe-lines Act 1975
26.In section 1 of the 1975 Act (constitution of the...
27.In section 2 of that Act (general powers of the...
28.In section 3 of that Act (general duties of the...
29.At the beginning of subsection (2) of section 37 of...
30.In section 44 of that Act (extension of the 1971...
31.In section 45(3) of that Act (exclusion of Dumping at...
32.In section 46 of the 1975 Act (orders and regulations),...
33.In paragraph 14 of Schedule 1 to that Act (constitution...
The Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths Inquiry (Scotland) Act 1976
34.In section 9 of the Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths...
The Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1976
35.In section 49(3) of the Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act...
The Race Relations Act 1976
36.In section 8(5) (employment at establishment in Great Britain) and...
The Energy Act 1976
37.(1) For sections 9 to 11 of the Energy Act...
The Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976
38.In section 13(5) of the Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order...
The Patents Act 1977
39.In section 132(4) of the Patents Act 1977 (application of...
The Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978
40.(1) For subsection (2) of section 137 of the Employment...
The Wages Councils Act 1979
41.(1) For subsection (2) of section 27 of the Wages...
The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982
42.In paragraph 9 of Schedule 5 to the Civil Jurisdiction...
43.In paragraph 10 of Schedule 9 to that Act (proceedings...
The Social Security and Housing Benefits Act 1982
44.In section 22(3) of the Social Security and Housing Benefits...
SCHEDULE 4
Repeals