E1F1PART 1AMaximising economic recovery of UK petroleum
Pt. 1A inserted (12.4.2015) by Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7), ss. 41, 57(7)(c); S.I. 2015/481, reg. 3(b)
9HAF2“Relevant offshore installations” and their owners
1
For the purposes of this Part an offshore installation is a relevant offshore installation if and in so far as it is used in relation to petroleum within subsection (2) (including such petroleum after it has been got).
2
Petroleum is within this subsection if it is petroleum which for the time being exists in its natural condition in strata beneath—
a
the territorial sea adjacent to Great Britain, or
b
the sea in any area designated under section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964.
3
In this Part “owner”, in relation to a relevant offshore installation, means—
a
a person in whom the installation is vested, and
b
a lessee and any person occupying or controlling the installation.
Pt. 1A extended (N.I.) (1.10.2016) by Energy Act 2016 (c. 20), ss. 74(1), 84(3); S.I. 2016/920, reg. 2(c)