Part V

Miscellaneous and General

Interpretation.
48
1
In this Act “foreign sector of the continental shelf” means an area within which rights are exercisable with respect to the sea bed and subsoil and their natural resources by a country or territory outside the United Kingdom.
1A
In this Act “
the OGA
” means the Oil and Gas Authority.
2
Any reference in this Act to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the commencement of this Act in accordance with section 52(4).
3
Each of Parts II, III and IV of this Act—
a
so far as it applies to individuals, applies to them whether or not they are British citizens; and
b
so far as it applies to bodies corporate, applies to them whether or not they are incorporated under the law of any part of the United Kingdom.
S. 48(1A) inserted (1.10.2016) by Energy Act 2016 (c. 20), s. 84(3), Sch. 1 para. 31; S.I. 2016/920, reg. 2(a)