SCHEDULE 1Lines dividing Landward Areas from Seaward Areas
1
Except as provided by paragraphs 2 to 6, the lines dividing—
a
the mainland of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and adjacent islands (other than the Orkney and Shetland Islands) and the waters adjacent to the mainland and such islands, to be treated for the purposes of these Regulations as landward areas, from
b
the islands and waters to be treated for such purposes as seaward areas,
is the low water line along the coast of the mainland of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Isle of Wight, Anglesey and Holy Island.
2
The lines dividing landward areas from seaward areas at the estuaries, rivers, harbours, bays and other places specified in the second column of Table 1 of this Schedule are straight lines drawn between the pairs of points identified by the map references respectively specified in the third column of that Table, each such point being a point situated on the low water line on or adjacent to the feature named in the fourth column of that Table.
3
The lines dividing landward areas from seaward areas between Cape Wrath and the Mull of Kintyre are a series of straight lines drawn so as to join successively, in the order in which they are there set out, the points identified by the map references specified in the second column of Table 2 of this Schedule, each such point being a point situated on the low water line on or adjacent to the feature, if any, named in the third column of that Table.
4
The lines dividing landward areas from seaward areas in the vicinity of the Pentland Firth and the Orkney Islands are—
a
a straight line drawn from the map reference point ND 310753, being a point situated on the low water line on or adjacent to the feature known as St John’s Point, to the map reference point ND 289809;
b
from the map reference point ND 289809, a line running clockwise parallel with, and three nautical miles seaward of, the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea adjacent to the Orkney Islands is measured to the map reference point ND 459711; and
c
from the map reference point ND 459711, a straight line to the map reference point ND 407734, being a point situated on the low water line on or adjacent to the feature known as Duncansby Head.
5
The lines dividing landward areas from seaward areas at the bays and harbour specified in the second column of Table 3 of this Schedule are straight lines drawn between the points identified by the map references specified in the third column of that Table, each such point being a point situated on the low water line on or adjacent to the feature named in the fourth column of that Table.
6
Subject to the provisions of the paragraphs 2 to 5, the lines dividing landward areas from seaward areas at the mouths of rivers or estuaries are straight lines joining the points on the low water lines at either side of each such mouth.
7
The line dividing the Shetland Islands and the waters adjacent to those Islands, to be treated for the purposes of these Regulations as landward areas, from the areas to be treated for such purposes as seaward areas, is—
a
a line parallel with, and
b
three nautical miles seaward of,
the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea adjacent to those Islands is measured, except that Foula and Fair Isle and the waters adjacent to them are to be treated as seaward areas.
8
In this Schedule—
a
“low water line” means the line so marked on the Ordnance Survey maps on a scale of 1:25,000 in the case of maps relating to Great Britain, and 1:50,000 in the case of maps relating to Northern Ireland, in the edition for the areas to which they respectively relate last published prior to the date on which these Regulations are made,
b
any reference to a map reference point is a reference to a point having that map reference on the National Grid for those Ordnance Survey maps, and
c
“nautical miles” means international nautical miles of 1,852 metres.
Name of estuary or other indentation | National grid reference | Name of feature | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Firth of Clyde | NR 716074 | Cove Point |
NR 718046 | Sanda Island (Black Point) | ||
NR 725037 | Sanda Island Lighthouse | ||
NW 962695 | Laggan Hill | ||
2 | Wigtown Bay | NX 494464 | Eggerness Point |
NX 546513 | Ringdoo Point | ||
3 | Solway Firth | NX 653432 | Fox Craig (Meikle Ross) |
NX 943134 | St Bees Head | ||
4 | Duddon Sands | SD 130763 | Haverigg Point |
SD 168685 | Mill Scar | ||
5 | Morecambe Bay | SD 220612 | Hilpsford Point |
SD 304490 | Rossall Point | ||
6 | River Ribble | SD 286250 | Salter’s Bank |
SD 300202 | Horse Bank | ||
7 | Liverpool Bay | SD 262052 | Formby Point |
SJ 131855 | Point of Ayr | ||
8 | Beaumaris Bay | SH 744786 | Penmaenbach Point |
SH 641815 | Trwyn Du | ||
9 | Holyhead Harbour | SH 281849 | Twyn Cliperau |
SH 257847 | Breakwater Head | ||
10 | Cymyran Bay | SH 294750 | Traeth Llydan |
SH 297748 | Traeth Cymyran | ||
11 | Llanddwyn Bay | SH 386623 | Llanddwyn Island |
SH 429585 | Morfa Dinlleu | ||
12 | Milford Haven | SM 819036 | West Blockhouse Point |
SM 840027 | Rat Island | ||
13 | Carmarthen Bay | SN 309062 | Laugharne Sands |
SS 397926 | Burry Holms | ||
14 | Bristol Channel | ST 311806 | West Usk Lighthouse |
ST 303627 | Birnbeck Island | ||
15 | Padstow Bay | SW 925784 | Shag Rock |
SW 915785 | Stepper Point | ||
16 | Falmouth Harbour | SW 827315 | Pendennis Point |
SW 845311 | St Anthony Head | ||
17 | Plymouth Sound | SX 443486 | Penlee Point |
SX 490486 | Renney Rocks | ||
18 | Salcombe River | SX 725359 | Bolt Head |
SX 766355 | Gammon Head | ||
19 | Solent (west side) | SZ 319897 | Hurst Castle |
SZ 292849 | Needles Point | ||
20 | Solent (east side) | SZ 663876 | Foreland |
SZ 684990 | Fort Cumberland (Eastney Point) | ||
21 | Thames Estuary | TR 227694 | Reculver |
TM 174142 | Clacton-on-Sea | ||
22 | Harwich Harbour | TM 268244 | The Naze |
TM 283311 | Landguard Point | ||
23 | The Wash | TF 701452 | Gore Point |
TF 565571 | Gibraltar Point | ||
24 | River Humber | TA 374048 | Northcoates Point |
TA 397104 | Spurn Head | ||
25 | Holy Island Harbour (Lindisfarne) | NU 137403 | Parton Shiel |
NU 141415 | Castle Point | ||
26 | Firth of Forth | NT 496864 | Eyebroughy |
NT 496993 | Elie Ness | ||
27 | Firth of Tay | NO 538159 | Kinkell Ness |
NO 546302 | Buddon Ness | ||
28 | Moray Firth | NH 807587 | Whiteness Head |
NH 812670 | Sutors Stacks | ||
NH 812670 | Sutors Stacks | ||
NH 813686 | North Sutor | ||
29 | Dornoch Firth | NH 815857 | Whiteness |
NH 809871 | Dornoch Point | ||
30 | Tongue Bay | NC 641638 | Port an-t Strathain |
NC 572663 | Geodh’ an Fhuarain | ||
31 | Loch Eriboll | NC 502687 | Whiten Head |
NC 392719 | Faraid Head | ||
32 | Kyle of Durness | NC 392719 | Faraid Head |
NC 349717 | A’Ghoil |
National Grid Reference | Name of feature | |
|---|---|---|
1 | NC 257748 | Cape Wrath |
2 | NB 519669 | Lith Sgeir |
3 | NB 472634 | Dell Rock |
4 | NB 186451 | Tiumpan |
5 | NB 142442 | Mas Sgeir |
6 | NB 115435 | Stac nam Balg |
7 | NB 048399 | Sgeir Gallan |
8 | NB 036382 | Gallan Beag |
9 | NA 993324 | Eilean Molach |
10 | NA 873118 | Gasker |
11 | NB 594809 | Haskeir Eagach |
12 | NF 572646 | Huskeiran |
13 | NF 707301 | Rudha Ardvule |
14 | NF 646049 | Greian Head |
15 | NL 620988 | — |
16 | NL 614979 | Ard a’ Chaolais |
17 | NL 606963 | Biruaslum |
18 | NL 549843 | Guarsay Mor |
19 | NL 542819 | Sron an Duin |
20 | NL 546803 | Skate Point |
21 | NL 840262 | Skerryvore |
22 | NM 121031 | Dubh Artach |
23 | NR 151538 | Frenchman’s Rocks |
24 | NR 162510 | An Coire |
25 | NR 268414 | Mull of Oa |
26 | NR 589071 | Mull of Kintyre |
Name of indentation | National Grid Reference | Name of feature | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Larne Lough | D 398051 | Devil’s Churn |
D 436036 | Skernagham Point | ||
2 | Belfast Lough | J 487934 | Black Head |
J 602862 | Mew Island | ||
J 601856 | Mew Island | ||
J 599837 | Copeland Island | ||
J 598828 | Copeland Island | ||
J 587813 | Foreland Point | ||
3 | Strangford Lough | J 624450 | Ballyquintin Point |
J 612435 | Killard Point | ||
4 | Dundrum Harbour | J 422340 | Ballykinler |
J 417339 | Murlough |
SCHEDULE 2Information and supporting documentation required for an application for a petroleum exploration and development licence or a seaward area production licence
1
Name of each applicant in full.
2
If the application is made by more than one person, and the applicants have agreed on the manner in which the benefits resulting from the exploitation of the licence should be shared between them, the share each applicant would be entitled to take.
3
Except in the case of an application for a promote licence, the name of the proposed operator.
4
The reference number of each block in respect of which the application is made and if the application is made by tender, the consideration by way of initial payment which the applicant is prepared to offer for each such block.
5
An analysis of the geology of the area to which the application relates, identifying, in particular—
a
petroleum prospects, and
b
a description of the technical data on which this analysis is based.
6
Either—
a
the work programme for evaluating the potential petroleum production from the area to which the application relates which the applicant proposes to undertake under the licence applied for; or
b
a description of any evaluation of the potential petroleum production from the area to which the application relates that has previously been undertaken, if no further evaluation is proposed to be undertaken under the licence,
except in a case where the Secretary of State indicates this is not required.
7
Where applicable—
a
evidence of the operator’s technical competence and capacity to undertake the work programme mentioned in paragraph 6(a), and
b
an explanation of the way in which the work programme takes account of the analysis of geology mentioned in paragraph 5.
8
In respect of each applicant—
a
where the applicant is a body corporate—
aa
its place of incorporation;
bb
its registration number at Companies House or other appropriate registration number or identifier, or if it is registered in another jurisdiction, its registration number or other identifier from that jurisdiction;
b
where the applicant is an individual, the applicant’s usual residential address, otherwise—
aa
the address of the applicant’s registered office; or
bb
if the applicant does not have a registered office the address of the applicant’s principal place of business in the United Kingdom; and if the applicant does not have a principal place of business in the United Kingdom, the address of the applicant’s principal place of business;
c
the place from which—
i
the applicant’s operations under the licence, or
ii
any commercial activities in connection with those operations,
will be directed and controlled;
d
where the applicant is a business, a copy of—
i
the most recent audited accounts; and
ii
where the applicant is also a body corporate, the most recent audited accounts of any body corporate having control of the applicant,
but if—
aa
the most recent audited accounts are in respect of a period ending on a date more than twelve months before the date of the application, a copy of a balance sheet showing the state of the body corporate’s affairs as at the latest date within that twelve months period in respect of which a balance sheet can be made available must be supplied, or
bb
there are not yet any audited accounts, a copy of a balance sheet showing the state of the body corporate’s affairs at the date of the licence application must be supplied.
9
For the purposes of paragraph 8(d)(ii), whether a body corporate has control of another body corporate is determined as if sections 450(2) to (4) and 451(1) to (5) of the Corporation Tax Act 20105 applied subject to the following modifications—
a
for the words “the greater part” wherever they occur in section 450(3) there were substituted the words “one-third or more”;
b
in section 451(4), for the word “may”, there were substituted the word “must”; and
c
in section 451(4) and (5) any reference to an associate of a person is construed as including only a relative of that person (as defined by section 448(2) of the Corporation Tax Act 2010), a partner of that person and a trustee of a settlement (as defined by section 620 of the Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 20056) of which that person is a beneficiary.
SCHEDULE 3Additional information and supporting documentation required for an application for a seaward area production licence
1
Except where the licence applied for is a promote licence, evidence that the applicant will be able to meet the costs of any damage which may be caused by the release or escape of petroleum through drilling or production operations, including, where appropriate, evidence that the proposed operator is a member of the Offshore Pollution Liability Association Limited, or any body which may after the date upon which these Regulations come into force assume responsibility for the functions currently carried out by the Offshore Pollution Liability Association Limited.
2
A statement of the general environmental policy of the proposed operator in respect of activities licensed in seaward areas by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 3 of the Petroleum Act 19987 together with a summary of—
a
its management systems for the implementation of that policy, and
b
where applicable, how those management systems will be applied to the work programme provided in accordance with paragraph 6(a) of Schedule 2.