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1. These Regulations may be cited as the Offshore Exploration (Petroleum, and Gas Storage and Unloading) (Model Clauses) Regulations 2009 and come into force on 13th November 2009.
2.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), the model clauses prescribed for the licences mentioned in paragraph (2) are those set out in the Schedule.
(2) The licences are—
(a)licences under section 3 of the Petroleum Act 1998 to search for petroleum in any area below the low water line in respect of which the Secretary of State may grant a licence under that section; and
(b)licences under section 4 of the Energy Act 2008 to—
(i)explore any controlled place with a view to carrying on activities within section 2(3)(a) to (d) of the Energy Act 2008, and
(ii)establish or maintain an installation in a controlled place for the purposes of such exploration.
(3) The model clauses prescribed for the licences mentioned in paragraph (2)(a) do not include clauses 2(2) or 3(3).
(4) The model clauses prescribed for the licences mentioned in paragraph (2)(b) do not include clauses 2(1), 3(2), 7, 8(4)(b), 17(b), 18 or 20(2)(a).
3. The model clauses prescribed by regulation 3(2) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Petroleum Licensing (Exploration and Production) (Seaward and Landward Areas) Regulations 2004(1) do not apply in relation to any licence granted after the commencement of these Regulations.
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath OBE
Minister of State
Department of Energy and Climate Change
20th October 2009
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