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Enforced by: Ofgem, NSTA, OPRED
Status: Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling: Regulated

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Other Acts binding the same actors

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Licence Holder — also bound by 225 other Acts

Petroleum (Current Model Clauses) Order 1999 318 duties

The Petroleum Licensing (Exploration and Production) (Seaward and Landward Areas) Regulations 2004 123 duties

Human Medicines Regulations 2012 83 duties

Space Industry Regulations 2021 68 duties

The Petroleum (Production) (Landward Areas) Regulations 1991 65 duties

What it requires

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Part 1

The OGA

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16 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.001 The OGA

s.002 Transfer of functions to the OGA

s.003 Transfer of property, rights and liabilities to the OGA

s.004 Transfer of staff to the OGA

s.005 Transfer schemes: supplementary

s.006 Pensions

s.007 Contracting out of functions to the OGA

s.008 Matters to which the OGA must have regard

s.009 Directions: national security and public interest

s.010 Directions: requirements to notify Secretary of State

s.011 Power of Secretary of State to require information and samples

s.012 Powers of the OGA to charge fees

s.013 Levy on licence holders

s.014 The licensing levy: regulations

s.015 Payments and financial assistance

s.016 Review of OGA and guidance from Secretary of State

Part 2

Further functions of the OGA relating to offshore petroleum

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s.048 Operator removal notices Regulated

Licensee must remove non-compliant operator from petroleum operationsLicence Holder

52 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.017 Overview of Part 2

s.018 Interpretation of Part 2

s.019 Qualifying disputes and relevant parties

s.020 Reference of disputes to the OGA

s.021 Action by the OGA on a dispute reference

s.022 Power of the OGA to consider disputes on its own initiative

s.023 Procedure for consideration of disputes

s.024 Power of the OGA to acquire information

s.025 Power of the OGA to require attendance at meetings

s.026 Appeals against decisions of the OGA: disputes

s.027 Petroleum-related information and samples

s.028 Retention of information and samples

s.029 Retention: supplementary

s.030 Information and samples plans: termination of rights under offshore licences

s.031 Preparation and agreement of information and samples plans

s.032 Changes to information and samples plans

s.033 Information and samples plans: supplementary

s.034 Power of the OGA to require information and samples

s.035 Information and samples coordinators

s.036 Appeals against decisions of the OGA: information and samples plans

s.037 Meetings: interpretation

s.038 Duty to inform the OGA of meetings

s.039 Participation by the OGA in meetings

s.040 Provision of information to the OGA after meetings

s.041 Notices

s.042 Power of OGA to give sanction notices

s.043 Enforcement notices

s.044 Financial penalty notices

s.045 Amount of financial penalty

s.046 Payment of financial penalty

s.047 Revocation notices

s.049 Duty of OGA to give sanction warning notices

s.050 Appeals in relation to sanction notices

s.051 Appeals against finding of failure to comply

s.052 Appeals against sanction imposed

s.053 Publication of details of sanctions

s.054 Subsequent sanction notices

s.055 Withdrawal of sanction notices

s.056 Alternative means of enforcement

s.057 Sanctions: information powers

s.058 Appeals against information requests

s.059 Procedure for enforcement decisions

s.060 Sanctions: interpretation

s.061 Prohibition on disclosure

s.062 Meaning of “protected material” and related terms

s.063 Disclosure by OGA to certain persons

s.064 Disclosure required for returns and reports prepared by OGA

s.065 Disclosure in exercise of certain OGA powers

s.066 Disclosure after specified period

s.067 Disclosure with appropriate consent

s.068 Disclosure required by legislation

s.069 Disclosure for purpose of proceedings

Part 3

Infrastructure and Information

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6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.070 Requirements to provide information

s.071 Applications to use infrastructure: changes of applicant and owner

s.072 Abandonment of offshore installations

s.073 Duty to act in accordance with strategy: decommissioning and alternatives

s.074 Part 1A of the Petroleum Act 1998: Northern Ireland

s.075 International oil and gas agreements: information exchange

Part 4

Fees

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2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.076 Powers to charge fees

s.077 Validation of fees charged

Part 5

Wind power

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4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.078 Onshore wind generating stations in England and Wales

s.079 Onshore wind power: closure of renewables obligation

s.080 Onshore wind power: circumstances in which certificates may be issued after the onshore wind closure date

s.081 Onshore wind power: use of Northern Ireland certificates

Part 6

Final Provisions

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4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.082 Regulations

s.083 Regulations and orders: disapplication of requirements to consult the OGA

s.084 Commencement

s.085 Short title and extent

Schedules

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94 other schedules

s.sch001 The Energy Act 1976 is amended as follows.

s.sch001 Omit section 9D.

s.sch001 (1) Section 9E (security and resilience functions) is amended as...

s.sch001 (1) Section 9F (producing and revising a strategy) is amended...

s.sch001 (1) Section 9G (procedure for producing and revising a strategy)...

s.sch001 In section 14(1) (construction and use of pipelines), for “Secretary...

s.sch001 In section 15 (authorisations), for “Secretary of State” (in each...

s.sch001 In section 16 (compulsory modifications of pipelines), for “Secretary of...

s.sch001 (1) Section 17 (acquisition of rights to use pipelines) is...

s.sch001 (1) Section 17F (acquisition of rights to use controlled petroleum...

s.sch001 (1) Section 17G (section 17F: supplemental) is amended as follows....

s.sch001 (1) Section 12 (disposal of gas by flaring, etc) is...

s.sch001 (1) Section 17GA (controlled petroleum pipeline subject to Norwegian access...

s.sch001 (1) Section 17GB (section 17GA: supplemental) is amended as follows....

s.sch001 (1) Section 18 (termination of authorisations) is amended as follows....

s.sch001 (1) Section 19 (vesting of pipelines on termination or subsequent...

s.sch001 (1) Section 20 (inspectors etc) is amended as follows.

s.sch001 (1) Section 21 (enforcement) is amended as follows.

s.sch001 In section 25 (orders and regulations), for subsection (1) substitute—...

s.sch001 In section 28(1) (interpretation of Part 3), for the definition...

s.sch001 In section 45A (abandoned wells), for “Secretary of State” (in...

s.sch001 In section 46(1) (Northern Ireland and Isle of Man shares...

s.sch001 After section 12 insert— Disposal of gas by flaring, etc:...

s.sch001 (1) Section 47A (factors to take into account) is amended...

s.sch001 In section 48 (interpretation), after subsection (1) insert—

s.sch001 (1) Schedule 2 (authorisations) is amended as follows.

s.sch001 (1) Paragraph 4 is amended as follows.

s.sch001 (1) Paragraph 5 is amended as follows.

s.sch001 In paragraph 6, for “Secretary of State” (in both places)...

s.sch001 In paragraph 7— (a) for “Secretary of State” (in each...

s.sch001 (1) Paragraph 8 is amended as follows.

s.sch001 (1) Paragraph 9 is amended as follows.

s.sch001 In paragraph 10— (a) for “Secretary of State” (in each...

s.sch001 (1) Section 18 (administration, enforcement and offences) is amended as...

s.sch001 (1) Section 188 of the Energy Act 2004 (power to...

s.sch001 The Energy Act 2008 is amended as follows.

s.sch001 In section 4(1) (licences), for “Secretary of State” substitute “...

s.sch001 (1) Section 5 (applications) is amended as follows.

s.sch001 In section 6 (terms and conditions), for “Secretary of State”...

s.sch001 (1) Section 7 (model clauses) is amended as follows.

s.sch001 (1) Section 9 (offences relating to licences) is amended as...

s.sch001 In section 10 (power of direction), for “Secretary of State”...

s.sch001 In section 12 (injunctions restraining breaches of section 2(1)), for...

s.sch001 (1) Section 13 (inspectors) is amended as follows.

s.sch001 In section 21 (interpretation), after the definition of “natural gas”...

s.sch001 In section 14(5) (proceedings for offence created by regulations under...

s.sch001 In section 15 (interaction with petroleum licensing requirements), for “Secretary...

s.sch001 In section 16 (interpretation), at the end insert— “the OGA”...

s.sch001 In section 18(2) (licences: the licensing authority), for “Secretary of...

s.sch001 In section 19 (requirements relating to grant of licences), after...

s.sch001 In section 21 (content of licences: regulations), after subsection (2)...

s.sch001 In section 26 (injunctions restraining breaches of section 17(1)), for...

s.sch001 (1) Section 27 (inspectors) is amended as follows.

s.sch001 In section 28(5) (proceedings for offence created by regulations under...

s.sch001 In section 29 (requirement for public register) at the end...

s.sch001 The Petroleum Act 1998 is amended as follows.

s.sch001 In section 31 (termination of licences: regulations), after subsection (3)...

s.sch001 In section 33 (enhanced petroleum recovery: power to make orders),...

s.sch001 In section 35(1) (interpretation), after the definition of “offshore UK-controlled...

s.sch001 The Energy Act 2011 is amended as follows.

s.sch001 In section 82 (acquisition of rights to use upstream petroleum...

s.sch001 (1) Section 83 (power to give notice under section 82(11)...

s.sch001 In section 84 (compulsory modification of upstream petroleum infrastructure), for...

s.sch001 In section 85 (variation of notices under sections 82 and...

s.sch001 In section 86 (publication of notices and variations), for “Secretary...

s.sch001 In section 87 (powers to require information), for “Secretary of...

s.sch001 In section 9A(2) (principal objective and the strategy), for “Secretary...

s.sch001 (1) Section 88 (enforcement) is amended as follows.

s.sch001 In section 89 (minor, consequential and supplemental provision), for “Secretary...

s.sch001 In section 90(1) (interpretation), after the definition of “gas processing...

s.sch001 The Infrastructure Act 2015 is amended as follows.

s.sch001 Omit section 42 (levy on holders of certain energy industry...

s.sch001 In section 55(4)(b) (statutory instruments subject to affirmative procedure), omit...

s.sch001 Omit Schedule 7 (the licensing levy).

s.sch001 The Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Licensing etc) Regulations 2010 (S.I....

s.sch001 In regulation 1(3) (interpretation), in the definition of “the authority”,...

s.sch001 In regulation 3(1)(a) (applications for a licence), for “Department of...

s.sch001 In section 9B (exercise of certain functions)—

s.sch001 In paragraph 2(3)(a) of Schedule 1 (application for consent to...

s.sch001 In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) of the Offshore Petroleum Licensing (Offshore...

s.sch001 After section 9B insert— Exercise of certain functions of the...

s.sch002 Part 4 of the Petroleum Act 1998 (abandonment of offshore...

s.sch002 In section 40 (offences: penalties)— (a) after “section” insert “...

s.sch002 (1) Section 41 (offences: general) is amended as follows.

s.sch002 (1) Section 42 (validity of Secretary of State's acts) is...

s.sch002 (1) Section 30 of the Energy Act 2008 (abandonment of...

s.sch002 Before section 29 insert— Restriction on abandonment (1) A person to whom a notice may be given...

s.sch002 (1) Section 29 (preparation of programmes) is amended as follows....

s.sch002 (1) Section 32 (approval of programmes) is amended as follows....

s.sch002 In section 33 (failure to submit programme), after subsection (3)...

s.sch002 (1) Section 34 (revision of programmes) is amended as follows....

s.sch002 After section 34 insert— Amendment of programmes (1) This section applies where an abandonment programme approved by...

s.sch002 After section 36 insert— Reduction of costs of carrying out...

s.sch002 In section 37 (default in carrying out programmes), after subsection...

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Connected legislation

Instruments made under this Act. They carry the detail the Act delegates.

The Energy Act 2016 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitory Provision) Regulations 2017 SI 2017/942

The Oil and Gas Authority (Offshore Petroleum) (Disclosure of Protected Material after Specified Period) Regulations 2018 SI 2018

The Oil and Gas Authority (Offshore Petroleum) (Retention of Information and Samples) Regulations 2018 SI 2018

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