The Scotland Act 2016, Wales Act 2017 and Onshore Petroleum (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions and Model Clauses) Regulations 2018

Amendments to existing Welsh licences incorporating model clauses prescribed in Schedule 2 to the Petroleum Licensing (Exploration and Production) (Landward Areas) Regulations 2014

11.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), any existing Welsh licence which incorporates clauses or parts of clauses prescribed in Schedule 2 to the Petroleum Licensing (Exploration and Production) (Landward Areas) Regulations 2014 has effect as if—

(a) in clauses or parts or clauses corresponding to clause 1(1) of that Schedule, in the definition of “Block”, for the words “London, SW1” there were substituted “Cardiff, CF10 3NQ”;

(b) in clauses or parts or clauses corresponding to clause 5(1)(a) or 7(1) of that Schedule, the words “to payment of those sums hereinafter provided for and” were omitted;

(c) in clauses or parts of clauses corresponding to clause 6(2) of that Schedule, the words “to payment of the sums specified in Schedule 2 and” were omitted;

(d) clauses or parts or clauses corresponding to clauses 12, 30(5), 36, 37 or 41(2)(a) of that Schedule were omitted;

(e) in clauses or parts of clauses corresponding to clause 20(11), references to “the OGA” (including references having effect as such) were references to “the Welsh Ministers or the Secretary of State”, and

(f) any other references to “the OGA” (including references having effect as such), the “Secretary of State” or “the Minister” were references to “the Welsh Ministers”.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to any clause incorporated under regulation 12.