Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7)

PART 6 U.K. Energy

Petroleum and geothermal energy in deep-level land E+W

43 Petroleum and geothermal energy: right to use deep-level land E+W

(1) A person has the right to use deep-level land in any way for the purposes of exploiting petroleum or deep geothermal energy.

(2) Land is subject to the right of use (whether for the purposes of exploiting petroleum or deep geothermal energy) only if it is—

(a) deep-level land, and

(b) within a landward area.

(3) But that does not prevent deep-level land that is within a landward area from being used for the purposes of exploiting petroleum or deep geothermal energy outside a landward area.

(4) Deep-level land is any land at a depth of at least 300 metres below surface level.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 43 in force at 12.4.2015, see s. 57(7)(b)