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(1)Regulations made by the Secretary of State may require—
(a)specified relevant persons to retain specified petroleum-related information;
(b)specified offshore licensees to retain specified petroleum-related samples.
(2)Regulations under this section may include provision about—
(a)the form or manner in which information or samples are to be retained;
(b)the period for which information or samples are to be retained;
(c)the event that triggers the commencement of that period.
(3)In this section, “specified” means specified, or of a description specified, in regulations under this section.
(4)Requirements imposed by regulations under this section are sanctionable in accordance with Chapter 5.
(5)Before making regulations under this section the Secretary of State must consult the OGA.
(1)Subsection (2) applies in relation to regulations under section 28 imposing requirements on an offshore licensee to retain information or samples.
(2)The regulations may provide for those requirements to continue following a termination of rights under the licensee’s licence (whether by transfer, surrender, expiry or revocation and whether in relation to all or only part of the licence).
(3)Regulations under section 28 may not impose requirements which have effect in relation to particular petroleum-related information or particular petroleum-related samples at any time when an information and samples plan dealing with the information or samples has effect (see sections 30 to 33).
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