Schedule 8: Licensing: Minor and Consequential Amendments Paragraph 7: Application of Part 3 in relation to submarine pipelines
943.This paragraph introduces two new order making powers into the Petroleum Act 1998. The first power in sub-paragraph (2) provides for the Secretary of State to be able to disapply Part 3 of the Petroleum Act 1998 to any pipelines specified by order. This may apply to individual pipelines or more generic descriptions of pipelines. On commencement of any such order, pipelines no longer regulated under Part 3 of the Petroleum Act 1998 will become fully licensable under the Act by virtue of section 65.
944.The second power, in sub-paragraph (3), provides for the Secretary of State to apply Part 3 of the Petroleum Act 1998 to pipelines not currently subject to regulation under that Act. It may only be used to include pipelines used in the connection with exploration for, exploitation of, petroleum, or the importation of petroleum into the UK.