In this Part—

• “items subject to legal privilege”—

  1. a

     in England and Wales, has the same meaning as in the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (see section 10 of that Act);

  2. b

     in Scotland, has the meaning given by section 412 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002;

  3. c

     in Northern Ireland, has the same meaning as in the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1341 (NI 12));

• “licensee” means a person holding a petroleum licence;

• “offshore licence” means a petroleum licence which confers on the holder of that licence rights in respect of offshore waters;

• “offshore licensee” means a person holding an offshore licence;

• “offshore waters” means—

  1. a

     the waters comprising the territorial sea of the United Kingdom, and

  2. b

     the sea in any area for the time being designated under section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964;

• “petroleum licence” means a licence granted under—

  1. a

     section 3 of the Petroleum Act 1998 (searching for, boring for and getting petroleum), or

  2. b

     section 2 of the Petroleum (Production) Act 1934 (licences to search for and get petroleum);

• “the principal objective” means the objective set out in section 9A(1) of the Petroleum Act 1998;

• “relevant person” means a person listed in section 9A(1)(b) of the Petroleum Act 1998;

• “statutory function” means a function conferred or imposed by or under any Act;

• “Tribunal” means the First-tier tribunal.

In this Part a reference to a term or condition of a petroleum licence includes a reference to a condition imposed under a petroleum licence.