The Petroleum (Production) (Landward Areas) Regulations 1995

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations, the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say—

“the Act” means the Petroleum (Production) Act 1934;

“blocks” has the meaning assigned thereto in regulation 7(2);

“landward areas” has the meaning assigned thereto in regulation 3 and “seaward areas” (when used in Schedule 1 to these Regulations) means areas on the seaward side of the lines there referred to;

“low water line” has the same meaning as it has in Schedule 1 to these Regulations;

“methane drainage licence” means a licence to get natural gas in the course of operations for making and keeping safe mines whether or not disused;

“Official Journal” means the Official Journal of the European Communities;

“petroleum exploration and development licence” means a licence granted pursuant to these Regulations to search and bore for and get petroleum in a landward area;

“principal licence” means a licence of any description under the Act other than a methane drainage licence or a supplementary seismic survey licence.

“supplementary seismic survey licence” means a licence to search for petroleum by undertaking seismic surveys in an area adjacent to an area to which a principal licence relates; and

“work programme” means a scheme of prospecting including any geological survey by any physical or chemical means and any test drilling.