15(1)Section 4 of the Petroleum Act 1998 (licences: further provisions) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In subsections (1A), (1B) and (1C), after ““Scottish Ministers”” insert “ or the Welsh Ministers ”.
(3)After subsection (3A) insert—
“(3B)Any regulations made by the Welsh Ministers shall be made by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the National Assembly for Wales.”
(4)After subsection (4A) insert—
“(4B)As soon as practicable after granting a licence under section 3, the Welsh Ministers shall publish notice of the fact in such manner as they think appropriate stating—
(a)the name of the licensee; and
(b)the situation of the area in respect of which the licence has been granted.”
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 6 para. 15 in force at 1.10.2018 by S.I. 2017/1179, reg. 4(b)