Part 1: The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) The OGA and its core functions Section 7: Contracting out of functions to the OGA
Section 7(2) enables orders under section 69 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 under which functions are carried out by the OGA on behalf of a Minister or Office Holder to be of greater than 10 years duration.
	Section 7(3) provides for Welsh Ministers, with certain limitations, to contract with the OGA for the OGA to exercise functions on their behalf.