Part 2: Further functions of the OGA relating to offshore petroleum Supplementary Section 53: Publication of details of sanctions
Section 53 provides the OGA with a power, but not an obligation, to publish details of a sanction. The OGA is not permitted to publish any information that it considers to be commercially sensitive or not in the public interest to publish. If, following publication, the sanction is cancelled by either the OGA or the Tribunal, then the OGA must publish details of the cancellation or withdrawal.