Petroleum Act 1998

Petroleum Act 1998
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to consolidate certain enactments about petroleum, offshore installations and submarine pipelines.
Citation1998 c. 17
Introduced byThe Lord Chancellor, Lord Irvine of Lairg (Second Reading) 12 January 1998 (Lords)
Territorial extent Great Britain
Dates
Royal assent16 June 1998
Other legislation
AmendsPetroleum Act 1987 (c. 12) Parts I and II
Repeals/revokes
Amended by
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Petroleum Act 1998 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Petroleum Act 1998 (c. 17) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which consolidated arrangements for the licensing, operation and abandonment of offshore installations and pipelines. As a consolidation Act, it did not change the substantive law, although certain Acts were amended and repealed.