The Submarine Pipe-lines (Designated Owners) (No. 26) Order 1988

Made: 5th September 1988

Coming into force: 1st October 1988

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 33(3) of the Petroleum and Submarine Pipe-lines Act 1975[^f00001] (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after giving those persons affected an opportunity of being heard with respect to the matter, hereby makes the following Order:—

1

This Order may be cited as the Submarine Pipe-lines (Designated Owners) (No. 26) Order 1988 and shall come into force on 1st October 1988.

2

For the purposes of Part III of the Act, each person specified in Part I of the Schedule hereto is hereby designated as the owner of so much of the pipe-line specified in Part II of the Schedule hereto as is a controlled pipe-line.

SCHEDULE

PART I — DESIGNATED OWNERS

• Shell U.K. Ltd., whose registered office is at Shell-Mex House, Strand, London WC2R 0DX.

• Esso Exploration and Production UK Ltd., whose registered office is at Esso House, Victoria Street, London SW1E 5JW.

PART II — description of pipe-line

Signed

Peter Morrison — Minister of State, — Department of Energy — 5th September 1988

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates the companies specified in Part I of the Schedule as owners of those parts of the pipe-line described in Part II of the Schedule which lie in controlled waters, that is, the territorial sea and areas designated under the Continental Shelf Act 1964 (c. 29). The pipe-line lies between the Brent oilfield and St Fergus, near Peterhead, in the Grampian Region of Scotland.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1975 c. 74.