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Statutory Instruments
Petroleum
Made
9th August 2017
Laid before Parliament
25th August 2017
Coming into force
15th September 2017
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 4(1) and (2) of the Petroleum Act 1998(1) and sections 7(1) and 104(2) of the Energy Act 2008(2), having consulted the Oil and Gas Authority in accordance with section 7(4) of the Energy Act 2008(3):
1998 c. 17; section 4 was amended by S.I. 2016/898, regulation 13(2). Section 4 was also modified by S.I. 2016/898, regulation 2(3). Amendments are also made to section 4 that have not yet entered into force. These amendments are made by the Scotland Act 2016 c. 11, section 48; by the Wales Act 2017 c. 4, Schedule 6, paragraph 15; and by S.I. 2016/898, regulation 3(3).
Section 7(4) was inserted by the Energy Act 2016 c. 20, Schedule 1, paragraph 45(3).
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