Petroleum and Submarine Pipe-lines Act 1975

48 Interpretation etc-general

(1) In this Act—

• " controlled pipe-line " and " controlled waters " have the meanings assigned to them by section 20(2) of this Act;

• " the Corporation " has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(1) of this Act;

• " enactment " includes an enactment of the Parliament of Northern Ireland or of the Northern Ireland Assembly;

• " functions " includes powers and duties;

• " notice " means notice in writing;

• " prescribed " means prescribed by regulations;

• " regulations " means regulations made by the Secretary of State;

• " relevant subsidiary " means a wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation; and

• " subsidiary " shall be construed in accordance with section 154 of the [1948 c. 38.] Companies Act 1948 or section 148 of the [1960 c. 22 (N.I.).] Companies Act (Northern Ireland) 1960 and " wholly owned subsidiary" shall be construed in accordance with section 150(4) of the said Act of 1948 or section 144(5) of the said Act of 1960.

(2) Subsections (1) to (3) of section 49 of the [1962 c. 58.] Pipe-lines Act 1962 (which relates to the service of documents in pursuance of that Act) shall have effect as if references to that Act included references to this Act and as if after the words " arrangements agreed " in subsection (3) there were inserted the words " or in accordance with regulations made by virtue of the Petroleum and Submarine Pipe-lines Act 1975 " ; and in the application of this subsection to Northern Ireland the said subsections (1) to (3) shall have effect as if they extended to Northern Ireland.

(3) Except so far as this Act expressly provides otherwise and subject to the provisions of section 33 of the [1889 c. 63.] Interpretation Act 1889 (which relates to offences under two or more laws), nothing in this Act—

(a) confers a right of action in any civil proceedings (other than proceedings for the recovery of a fine) in respect of any contravention of this Act or an instrument made in pursuance of this Act;

(b) affects any restriction imposed by or under any other enactment, whether public, local or private; or

(c) derogates from any right of action or other remedy (whether civil or criminal) in proceedings instituted otherwise than under this Act.

(4) References in this Act to any enactment are references to it as amended by or under any other enactment.

(5) Without prejudice to the generality of the preceding subsection, references in this Act to licences granted under the [1934 c. 36.] Petroleum (Production) Act 1934 include references to licences granted under section 2 of that Act as applied by section 1(3) of the [1964 c. 29.] Continental Shelf Act 1964; but nothing in this Act affects the extent of the said Act of 1934.