1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Petroleum Licensing (Exploration and Production) (Landward Areas) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 17th July 2014.
(2) In these Regulations—
“landward area” means an area which lies on the landward side of lines drawn in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 1;
“landward petroleum exploration licence” means a licence to search for petroleum in a landward area; and
“petroleum exploration and development licence” means a licence to search and bore for, and get, petroleum in a landward area.
2.—(1) For the purposes of section 4(1)(e) of the Petroleum Act 1998—
(a)the model clauses prescribed for petroleum exploration and development licences are those set out in Schedule 2; and
(b)the model clauses prescribed for landward petroleum exploration licences are those set out in Schedule 3.
(2) The model clauses prescribed for petroleum exploration and development licences by regulation 3(7) and (8) of, and Schedules 6 and 7 to, the Petroleum Licensing (Exploration and Production) (Seaward and Landward Areas) Regulations 2004(1) do not apply in relation to any licence granted on or after the date on which these Regulations come into force.
Michael Fallon
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department of Energy and Climate Change
20th June 2014