SCHEDULE 2Information and supporting documentation required for an application for a petroleum exploration and development licence or a seaward area production licence

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In respect of each applicant—

a

where the applicant is a body corporate—

aa

its place of incorporation;

bb

its registration number at Companies House or other appropriate registration number or identifier, or if it is registered in another jurisdiction, its registration number or other identifier from that jurisdiction;

b

where the applicant is an individual, the applicant's usual residential address, otherwise—

aa

the address of the applicant's registered office; or

bb

if the applicant does not have a registered office the address of the applicant's principal place of business in the United Kingdom; and if the applicant does not have a principal place of business in the United Kingdom, the address of the applicant's principal place of business;

c

the place from which—

i

the applicant's operations under the licence, or

ii

any commercial activities in connection with those operations,

will be directed and controlled;

d

where the applicant is a business, a copy of—

i

the most recent audited accounts; and

ii

where the applicant is also a body corporate, the most recent audited accounts of any body corporate having control of the applicant,

but if—

aa

the most recent audited accounts are in respect of a period ending on a date more than twelve months before the date of the application, a copy of a balance sheet showing the state of the body corporate's affairs as at the latest date within that twelve months period in respect of which a balance sheet can be made available must be supplied, or

bb

there are not yet any audited accounts, a copy of a balance sheet showing the state of the body corporate's affairs at the date of the licence application must be supplied.