Interpretation.
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In this Act—
- “the Agency” means the Oil and Pipelines Agency;
- “the Corporation” means the British National Oil Corporation;
- “participation agreement” means—
a
any participation agreement as defined in section 1 of the Participation Agreements Act 1978; or
b
so much of any scheme made under section 2 or 10 of the Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982 as would, if made by agreement, constitute a participation agreement as so defined;
- “
petroleum
” has the same meaning as in Part I of the Petroleum Act 1998;
- “subsidiary” and “wholly owned subsidiary” have the meanings given by section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006;
- “the transfer date” has the meaning given by section 3(1) above;
- “the transitional period” has the meaning given by section 3(4) above.
1978 c. 1.
1982 c. 23.
S. 6(b): definition substituted (15.2.1999) by 1998 c. 17, s. 50, Sch. 4 para. 21 (with Sch. 3 para. 5(1)); S.I. 1999/161, art. 2(1)
Words in s. 6 substituted (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 59 (with art. 10)