The Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1982

Statutory Instruments

1982 No. 1059 (C. 33)

GAS PETROLEUM CONTINENTAL SHELF PIPE-LINES

SUBMARINE PIPE-LINES

The Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1982

Made

28th July 1982

The Secretary of State, in exercise of his powers under section 38(2) of the Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—

1.  This Order may be cited as the Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1982.

2.  The provisions of the Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982 specified in Schedule 1 hereto shall come into force on 18th August 1982.

3.  The provisions of the Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982 specified in Schedule 2 hereto shall come into force on 1st October 1982.

Nigel Lawson

Secretary of State for Energy

28th July 1982

Article 2

SCHEDULE 1

Provisions coming into force on 18th August 1982.

Provisions of the Act	Subject matter of provision
Section 12.	Supply of gas by other persons.
Section 13.	Standards of quality.
Section 14.	Safety regulations.
Section 15.	Construction of pipe-lines by the British Gas Corporation.
Section 16.	Increase of capacity etc. of pipe-lines belonging to the Gas Corporation.
Section 17.	Acquisition of rights to use pipe-lines belonging to the Gas Corporation.
Section 37, so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedules 3 and 4 specified in this Schedule.	Amendments and repeals.
Schedule 3, paragraphs 13 to 19, 22 and 37.	Minor and consequential amendments.
Schedule 4, so far as it relates to repeals of the Petroleum (Production) Act 1934, the Gas Act 1972 (except section 7(2)), the Oil Taxation Act 1975, the Energy Act 1976 and the Gas Act 1980.	Repeals

Article 3

SCHEDULE 2

Provisions coming into force on 1st October 1982.

Provisions of the Act	Subject matter of provision
Section 19.	Modification of model clauses in existing licences.
Section 20.	Modification of model clauses for incorporation in future licences.
Section 21.	Safety zones around installations.
Section 25.	Extended meaning of “pipe-line” etc. in the Petroleum and Submarine Pipe-lines Act 1975.
Section 27 (except subsection (1)(a))	Prosecutions.
Section 28.	Interpretation of Part IV.
Section 30.	Payments to petroleum production licence holders etc.
Section 31.	Participation agreements as respects onshore petroleum.
Section 37, so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedules 3 and 4 specified in this Schedule.	Amendments and repeals.
Schedule 2.	Petroleum production licences: modification of model clauses.
Schedule 3, paragraphs 1, 4 and 29.	Minor and consequential amendments.
Schedule 4, so far as it relates to repeals of section 2 of the Continental Shelf Act 1964, section 10 (except in so far as it relates to any offence within subsection (1)(a)) of the Mineral Workings (Offshore Installations) Act 1971, sections 22, 26 and 41 of the Petroleum and submarine Pipe-lines Act 1975 and the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979.	Repeals.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order brings further provisions of the Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982 into force. The provisions specified in Schedule 1 to the Order (comprising the remaining provisions of Part II (gas) and related provisions in Schedules 3 and 4) are brought into force on 18th August 1982 and those specified in Schedule 2 (comprising the remaining provisions of Part III (petroleum licences), certain provisions of Part IV (offshore activities) and Part V (miscellaneous and general) and related provisions in Schedules 2 to 4) on 1st October, 1982.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDER

The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by a commencement order made before the date of this Order:—

Provision	S.I. No.
ss. 1 to 3, 9 to 11, 18, 29, 32, 33, 35, 36, 38, Sch. 1	1982/895.