The Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) (Amendment) Regulations 1990

Made: 29th June 1990

Laid before Parliament: 3rd July 1990

Coming into force: 1st August 1990

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 6 of the Petroleum (Production) Act 1934[^f00001] and now vested in him[^f00002], hereby makes the following Regulations:—

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) (Amendment) Regulations 1990 and shall come into force on 1st August 1990.

2

The Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) Regulations 1988[^f00003] shall have effect subject to the substitution in paragraph (1) and (2) of regulation 9 (fees), of “£3,700” in place of “£3,100”.

Signed

Peter Morrison — Minister of State, — Department of Energy — 29th June 1990

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the provisions of the Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) Regulations 1988 relating to the fee payable by an applicant for a production licence under the Petroleum (Production) Act 1934 in respect of an area offshore. In the case both of an invited and a non-invited application, the fee is increased to £3,700.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1934 c. 36; section 6 was extended by section 1(3) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964 (c. 29).

[^f00002]: S.R. & O. 1942/1132, the Ministry of Fuel and Power Act 1945 (c. 19), S.I. 1969/1498, 1970/1537.

[^f00003]: S.I. 1988/1213.