UK Statutory Instrument 2016 United Kingdom

The Oil and Gas Authority (Levy) Regulations 2016

These Regulations make provision for imposing a levy on licensees of offshore licences. The levy is payable to meet the expenditure of the Oil and Gas Authority (“the OGA”) in carrying out certain functions as set out in section 42(5) of the Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7).

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North Sea Transition Authority

Licenses and regulates the UK oil and gas, offshore hydrogen, and carbon storage industries. Issues petroleum production licences and CO2 storage licences. …

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