Petroleum Act 1998

[F19H“Upstream petroleum infrastructure” and its ownersU.K.

(1)In this Part “upstream petroleum infrastructure” means—

(a)a gas processing facility,

(b)an oil processing facility, or

(c)an upstream petroleum pipeline,

if and in so far as it meets conditions A and B.

(2)A facility or pipeline meets condition A if and in so far as it is situated in Great Britain or relevant UK waters.

(3)A facility or pipeline meets condition B if and in so far as it is used in relation to UK petroleum (including such petroleum after it has been got).

(4)But an upstream petroleum pipeline is not “upstream petroleum infrastructure” if it is a pipeline to which section 17GA applies (petroleum pipelines subject to Norwegian access system).

(5)In this section, the following expressions have the same meanings as in Chapter 3 of Part 2 of the Energy Act 2011 (see section 90 of that Act)—

(a)“gas processing facility”;

(b)“oil processing facility”;

(c)“upstream petroleum pipeline”.

(6)In this Part, “owner”, in relation to upstream petroleum infrastructure, means—

(a)a person in whom the pipeline or facility is vested;

(b)a lessee and any person occupying or controlling the pipeline or facility; and

(c)a person who has the right to have things conveyed by the pipeline or processed by the facility.]

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