
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 and shall come into force on 1st November 1992.
2 
The Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) Regulations 1988 (hereinafter referred to as “the Principal Regulations”) shall have effect subject to the amendments set out in regulations 3-6 below.
3 
In paragraph (a) of regulation 3(1) of the Principal Regulations (application of the Regulations), for the words from “and, where such lines” to “within that limit,” there shall be substituted the words “and within the outward limit of the territorial waters of the United Kingdom,”.
4 
In regulation 6(2) of the Principal Regulations (non-invited applications), for sub-paragraphs (a)-(c), there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraphs—“
(a) every part of the area to which the application relates was comprised in a production licence (in this paragraph referred to as “the revoked licence”) which has been revoked either in whole or in relation to the area to which the application relates;
(b) at the time the revoked licence was revoked, it was held by two or more persons; and
(c) the application is made by one of those persons, or by a group including at least one of those persons.”
5 

(1) In paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations (lines dividing landward areas from seaward areas)—
(a) for the word “four” there shall be substituted the word “five”, and
(b) after the words “Great Britain”, in each place where they appear, there shall be inserted the words “and Northern Ireland”.
(2) After paragraph 4 of that Schedule, there shall be inserted the following paragraph—“
4A 
The lines dividing landward areas from seaward areas at the bays and harbour specified in the second column of Table 3 of this Schedule shall be straight lines drawn between the points identified by the map references respectively specified in the third column of that Table, each such point being a point situate on the low water line on or adjacent to the feature respectively named in the fourth column of that Table.”
(3) In paragraph 5 of that Schedule, for the word “three” there shall be substituted the word “four”.
(4) In paragraph 7 of that Schedule, after the words “on a scale of 1:25,000”, there shall be inserted the words “in the case of maps relating to Great Britain and 1:50,000 in the case of maps relating to Northern Ireland,”.
(5) The first table set out in the Schedule to these Regulations shall be substituted for Table 1 in Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations, and the second table set out in the Schedule to these Regulations shall be inserted after Table 2 in Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations.
6 
For paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to the Principal Regulations (form of application for a licence), there shall be substituted the following paragraph—“
3 
If the application is made by more than one person, and the applicants have agreed on the manner in which benefits resulting from the exploitation of the licence should be shared between them, the share which each applicant would be entitled to take.”
Tim Eggar
Minister of State,
Department of Trade and Industry
2nd October 1992
SCHEDULE
Regulation 5(5)

“

TABLE 1
 Name of estuary or other indentation National Grid Reference Name of feature
1 Firth of Clyde NR 716074 Cove Point
  NR 718046 Sanda Island (Black Point)
  NR 725037 Sanda Island Lighthouse
  NW 962695 Laggan Hill
2 Wigtown Bay NX 494464 Eggerness Point
  NX 546513 Ringdoo Point
3 Solway Firth NX 653432 Fox Craig (Meikle Ross)
  NX 943134 St. Bees Head
4 Duddon Sands SD 130763 Haverigg Point
  SD 168685 Mill Scar
5 Morecambe Bay SD 220612 Hilpsford Point
  SD 304490 Rossall Point
6 River Ribble SD 286250
  SD 300202 Horse Bank
7 Liverpool Bay SD 262052 Formby Point
  SJ 131855 Point of Ayr
8 Beaumaris Bay SH 744786 Penmaenbach Point
  SH 641815 Trwyn Du
9 Holyhead Harbour SH 281849 Twyn Cliperau
  SH 257847 Breakwater Head
10 Cymyran Bay SH 294750 Traeth Llydan
  SH 297748 Traeth Cymyran
11 Llanddwyn Bay SH 386623 Llanddwyn Island
  SH 429585 Morfa Dinlleu
12 Milford Haven SM 819036 West Blockhouse Point
  SM 840027 Rat Island
13 Carmarthen Bay SN 309062 Laugharne Sands
  SS 397926 Burry Holms
14 Bristol Channel ST 311806 West Usk Lighthouse
  ST 303627 Birnbeck Island
15 Padstow Bay SW 925784 Shag Rock
  SW 915785 Stepper Point
16 Falmouth Harbour SW 827315 Pendennis Point
  SW 845311 St. Anthony Head
17 Plymouth Sound SX 443486 Penlee Point
  SX 490486 Renney Rocks
18 Salcombe River SX 725359 Bolt Head
  SX 766355 Gammon Head
19 Solent (west side) SZ 319897 Hurst Castle
  SZ 292849 Needles Point
20 Solent (east side) SZ 663876 Foreland
  SZ 684990 Fort Cumberland (Eastney Point)
21 Thames Estuary TR 227694 Reculver
  TM 174142 Clacton-on-Sea
22 Harwich Harbour TM 268244 The Naze
  TM 283311 Landguard Point
23 The Wash TF 701452 Gore Point
  TF 565571 Gibraltar Point
24 River Humber TA 374048 Northcoates Point
  TA 397104 Spurn Head
25 Holy Island Harbour (Lindisfarne) NU 137403 Parton Shiel
  NU 141415 Castle Point
26 Firth of Forth NT 496864 Eyebroughy
  NT 496993 Elie Ness
27 Firth of Tay NO 538159 Kinkell Ness
  NO 546302 Buddon Ness
28 Moray Firth NH 807587 Whiteness Head
  NH 812670 Sutors Stacks
  NH 812670 Sutors Stacks
  NH 813686 North Sutor
29 Dornoch Firth NH 815857 Whiteness
  NH 809871 Dornoch Point
30 Tongue Bay NC 641638 Port an-t Strathain
  NC 572663 Geodh' an Fhuarain
31 Loch Eriboll NC 502687 Whiten Head
  NC 392719 Faraid Head
32 Kyle of Durness NC 392719 Faraid Head
  NC 349717 A'Ghoil”“

TABLE 3
 Name of indentation National Grid Reference Name of feature
1 Larne Lough D 398051 Devil’s Churn
  D 436036 Skernagham Point
2 Belfast Lough J 487934 Black Head
  J 602862 Mew Island
  J 601856 Mew Island
  J 599837 Copeland Island
  J 598828 Copeland Island
  J 587813 Foreland Point
3 Strangford Lough J 624450 Ballyquintin Point
  J 612435 Killard Point
4 Dundrum Harbour J 422340 Ballykinler
  J 417339 Murlough”
