Part 2: Further functions of the OGA relating to offshore petroleum Retention Sections 28 and 29: Retention of information and samples and Retention: supplementary
These sections give the Secretary of State the power to make regulations, which require relevant persons to retain specified petroleum-related information and specified offshore licensees to retain specified petroleum-related samples. These concepts are defined in section 27. Before making any such regulations the Secretary of State must consult the OGA. The regulations are to be made by statutory instrument and will be subject to the negative resolution procedure in accordance with section 82.
	The regulations may provide for any retention requirements to continue following a termination of rights under the licensee's licence, whether the termination relates to the whole or any part of the licence. They may not, though, include any requirement which has effect once an information and samples plan (under section 31) is in place.
	Any failure to comply with a requirement set out in the regulations is sanctionable under the provisions contained in Chapter 5.