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1. This Table shows the derivation of the provisions of the Act.
2. The following abbreviations are used in the Table:—
| Acts of Parliament | |
|---|---|
| 1934 | = The Petroleum (Production) Act 1934 (c.36) |
| 1964 | = The Continental Shelf Act 1964 (c.29) |
| 1975 | = The Petroleum and Submarine Pipe-lines Act 1975 (c.74) |
| 1982 | = The Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982 (c.23) |
| 1987 | = The Petroleum Act 1987 (c.12) |
| 1992 | = The Offshore Safety Act 1992 (c.15) |
| Subordinate legislation | |
|---|---|
| 1992 N.I. | = The Offshore, and Pipelines, Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/1728 (N.I. 17)) |
| 1993 | = The Offshore Safety (Repeals and Modifications) Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/1823) |
| 1993 N.I. | = The Offshore Safety (Repeals and Modifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 (S.R. (N.I.) 1993 No.384) |
| 1995 | = The Offshore Installations and Pipeline Works (Management and Administration) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/738) |
| 1995 N.I. | = The Offshore Installations and Pipeline Works (Management and Administration) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 (S.R. (N.I.) 1995 No.340) |
3. The functions of the Board of Trade under 1934 were transferred to the Minister of Fuel and Power by the Ministers of the Crown (Minister of Fuel and Power) Order 1942 (S.R. & O. 1942 No. 1132) Art.2(1)(a) and the Ministry of Fuel and Power Act 1945 (c. 19) s.1.
4. The style and title of the Minister of Fuel and Power was changed to “the Minister of Power” by the Minister of Fuel and Power (Change of Style and Title) Order 1957 (S.I. 1957/48) Art.1.
5. The functions of the Minister of Power under 1934 were transferred to the Minister of Technology by the Minister of Technology Order 1969 (S.I. 1969/1498) Art.2(1).
6. The functions of the Minister of Technology under 1934 were transferred to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry Order 1970 (S.I. 1970/1537) Art.2(2).
7. The functions of the Minister for the Civil Service under section 27 of 1975 were transferred to the Treasury by the Transfer of Functions (Minister for the Civil Service and Treasury) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/1670) Art.2(1).
8. The functions of the Treasury under section 27 of 1975 were transferred to the Minister for the Civil Service under the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/269) Art.2(1).
| Provision | Derivation |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1934 s.1(4) |
| 2(1) | 1934 s.1(1); 1982 s.18(1). |
| (2), (3) | 1934 s.1(2); 1982 s.18(1). |
| (4) | 1934 s.1(3); 1982 s.18(1); drafting. |
| 3(1) | 1934 s.2(1); 1982 s.18(3). |
| (2) | 1934 s.2(1); 1964 s.1(3). |
| (3) | 1934 s.2(2). |
| (4) | Drafting. |
| 4(1)(a) | 1934 s.6(1)(a). |
| (b) | Drafting. |
| (c) to (e) | 1934 s.6(1)(b) to (d). |
| (2) | 1934 s.6(1). |
| (3) | 1934 s.6(2); Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (c.36) s.5(2). |
| (4) | 1934 s.2(3). |
| (5) | 1975 s.19(2). |
| 5 | Drafting. |
| 6(1) | 1975 s.41(3). |
| (2) | 1982 s.30(1). |
| (3) | 1975 s.41(3). |
| 7(1) | 1934 s.3(1); Mines (Working Facilities and Support) Act 1966 (c.4) Sch.2 para.1(a); 1987 s.19(2). |
| (2) | 1934 s.3(1)(a). |
| (3) | 1934 s.3(1)(b); Mines (Working Facilities and Support) Act 1966 (c.4) Sch.2 para.1(b). |
| (4) | 1934 s.3(2); Railway and Canal Commission (Abolition) Act 1949 (c.11) s.1(1). |
| 8 | 1934 s.7; Section 7 of the Petroleum (Production) Act 1934 and Section 2(1)(a) of the Petroleum Act 1987 (Modification) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/2703) reg.2. |
| 9(1), (2) | 1934 s.10(2), (3). |
| (3) | 1975 s.19(5). |
| 10(1) | 1982 s.22(1). |
| (2), (3) | 1982 s.22(2). |
| (4) to (6) | 1982 s.22(3) to (3B); 1987 s.24(5). |
| (7), (8) | 1982 s.22(4), (5). |
| (9) | 1982 s.22(6); Territorial Sea Act 1987 (c.49) Sch.1 para.7(1). |
| (10) | 1982 s.22(7). |
| (11) | 1982 s.32(2). |
| 11(1) to (5) | 1982 s.23 (1) to (5). |
| (6) | 1982 s.22(7). |
| (7) | 1982 s.32(2). |
| (8) | 1982 s.23(6). |
| 12(1) | 1982 s.27(1)(a), (c). |
| (2) | 1982 s.27(2); 1987 s.13(7); Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c.21) Sch.13 para.65(1); Interpretation Act 1978 (c.30) s.17(2); 1992 s.3(1)(d); 1992 N.I. Art.5(1)(b); Value Added Tax Act 1994 (c.23) Sch.13 para.1(3). |
| (3) | 1982 s.27(3), (4). |
| (4) | 1982 s.27(5). |
| (5) | 1982 s.27(6); 1992 s.3(1)(d); 1992 N.I. Art.5(1)(b); 1993 reg.6; 1993 N.I. reg.6; drafting. |
| 13 | 1982 s.28(1). |
| 14(1) | 1975 s.20(1); Petroleum and Submarine Pipe-lines Act 1975 (Commencement) Order 1975 (S.I. 1975/2120). |
| (2) | 1975 s.20(2). |
| 15(1) to (4) | 1975 s.21(1) to (4). |
| (5) to (8) | 1975 s.21(5). |
| 16(1), (2) | 1975 s.22(1); 1982 s.25(2). |
| (3), (4) | 1975 s.22(2), (3). |
| 17(1), (2) | 1975 s.23(1). |
| (3), (4) | 1975 s.23(2). |
| (5) | 1975 s.23(3); 1982 s.25(3). |
| (6) | 1975 s.23(3). |
| (7) to (9) | 1975 s.23(4) to (6). |
| 18(1) | 1975 s.24(1). |
| (2) to (4) | 1975 s.24(2). |
| (5) | 1975 s.24(3). |
| (6) to (8) | 1975 s.24(4). |
| (9) | 1975 s.24(5). |
| 19(1) | 1975 s.25(1). |
| (2), (3) | 1975 s.25(2). |
| 20(1) | 1975 s.27(1). |
| (2) | 1975 s.27(2). |
| (3) | 1975 s.27(2A); 1993 reg.5(3). |
| (4) | 1993 N.I. reg.5(3). |
| (5) | 1975 s.46(1). |
| 21(1) | 1975 s.28(1); Interpretation Act 1978 (c.30) Sch.1; Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (c.43) s.32(2); Criminal Procedure (Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1995 (c.40) sch.1 para.2; Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (c.46) s.225(8); Fines and Penalties (Northern Ireland) Order 1984 (S.I. 1984/703 (N.I.3)) Art.4(1). |
| (2) | 1975 s.28(2)(a). |
| (3) to (5) | 1975 s.28(3) to (5). |
| 22(1) | 1975 s.29(1); drafting. |
| (2), (3) | 1975 s.29(2). |
| (4) | 1992 s.3(1)(c); 1992 N.I. Art.5(1)(a). |
| (5) | 1975 s.29(3). |
| (6), (7) | 1975 s.29(4). |
| (8), (9) | 1975 s.29(5), (6). |
| 23(1), (2) | 1975 s.30(1); Fatal Accidents Act 1976 (c.30) Sch.1 para.2; Fatal Accidents (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/1251 (N.I. 18)) Sch.1 para.8. |
| (3) to (6) | 1975 s.30(2) to (5). |
| 24(1), (2) | 1975 s.31(1), (2). |
| (3), (4) | 1975 s.31(3). |
| (5) | 1975 s.46(1). |
| 25(1), (2) | 1975 s.32(1), (2). |
| (3) | 1975 s.32(3); Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c.33) s.51(4); Criminal Procedure (Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1995 (c.40) Sch.1 para.7; Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/2795 (N.I.15)) Art.6(4). |
| (4) | 1975 s.32(4). |
| (5) | 1975 s.32(4); 1993 reg.4(3). |
| (6) | 1993 N.I. reg.4(3). |
| (7) to (10) | 1975 s.46(1); drafting. |
| 26(1), (2) | 1975 s.33(1); 1982 s.25(1). |
| (3) | 1975 s.33(2). |
| 27 | 1975 s.33(3). |
| 28(1) | 1975 s.33(5), s.48(1). |
| (2), (3) | 1975 s.33(6), (7). |
| (4), (5) | 1975 s.48(2). |
| (6), (7) | 1975 s.48(3). |
| 29 | 1987 s.1. |
| 30(1) to (4) | 1987 s.2(1) to (4). |
| (5) to (7) | Mineral Workings (Offshore Installations) Act 1971 (c.61) s.12(2), (3); 1982 Sch.3 para.11(2). |
| (8), (9) | 1987 s.2(5), (6) |
| 31 | 1987 s.3(2) to (7). |
| 32 | 1987 s.4. |
| 33 | 1987 s.5. |
| 34 | 1987 s.6. |
| 35 | 1987 s.7. |
| 36 | 1987 s.8. |
| 37 | 1987 s.9. |
| 38 | 1987 s.10. |
| 39 | 1987 s.11. |
| 40 | 1987 s.12. |
| 41 | 1987 s.13. |
| 42 | 1987 s.14. |
| 43 | 1987 s.15. |
| 44 | 1987 s.16(1); Mineral Workings (Offshore Installations) Act 1971 (c.61) s.1; 1982 s.24; drafting. |
| 45 | 1987 s.16(1). |
| 46 | 1982 s.29. |
| 47 | 1975 s.42. |
| 48(1) | Mineral Workings (Offshore Installations) Act 1971 (c.61) s.1(4); 1982 ss.24(1), 28(1); Territorial Sea Act 1987 (c.49) Sch.1 paras.2, 7. |
| (2) | Drafting. |
| (3) | 1975 s.33(9); 1982 s.28(2); 1987 s.16(2); drafting. |
| 49 to 51 | |
| 52(1) | |
| (2) | 1982 s.38(2). |
| (3), (4) | |
| (5) | 1982 s.32(1); drafting. |
| 53 | |
| Sch. 1 | Drafting. |
| Sch. 2 | |
| para.1(1), (2) | 1975 Sch.4 para.1. |
| (3) | 1975 s.46(1). |
| para.2, 3 | 1975 Sch.4 para.2, 3. |
| para.4(1), (2) | 1975 Sch.4 para.4. |
| (3) | 1975 Sch.4 para.6. |
| para.5 to 10 | 1975 Sch.4 para.5 to 10. |
| Sch. 3 | |
| para.1, 2 | Drafting. |
| para.3 | 1934 s.1(1); 1982 s.18(1). |
| para.4 | Drafting. |
| para.5(1), (2) | 1934 s.11(2) proviso. |
| (3) | 1934 s.1(3); 1982 s.18(1). |
| para.6(1) | 1975 s.19(6). |
| (2) | 1975 s.19(3). |
| para.7, 8 | Drafting. |
| para.9 | 1993 reg.6(1); 1993 N.I. reg.6(1). |
| para.10, 11 | Drafting. |
| para.12 | 1982 s.25(4). |
| para.13 | Fatal Accidents Act 1976 (c.30) Sch.1 para.2. |
| Sch. 4 | |
| para.1 | 1934 s.9. |
| para.2(1), (2) | Drafting. |
| (3) | 1982 Sch.3 para.2. |
| (4) | 1975 s.45(1). |
| para.3 | |
| para.4 | 1975 s.45(2). |
| para.5 to 7 | |
| para.8 | 1982 Sch.3 para.24. |
| para.9 | |
| para.10, 11 | 1982 Sch.3 para.35, 36. |
| para.12 | |
| para.13 | 1982 Sch.3 para.38. |
| para.14 to 19 | |
| para.20 | 1975 s.45(3). |
| para.21 to 33 | |
| para.34 | Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c.52) Sch.2 para.29. |
| para.35 to 39 | |
| para.40 | Employment Rights Act 1996 (c.18) Sch.1 para.18. |
| para.41 | |
| Sch. 5 | 1982 Sch.4 (repeal of Employment (Continental Shelf) Act 1978 (c.46)); remainder drafting. |
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