Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Act 2010

1.

Short title and commencement.

1.— (1) This Act may be cited as the Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Act 2010.

(2) This Act comes into operation on such day or days as the Minister may appoint by order or orders either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or different provisions.

Annotations

Editorial Notes:

E1

Power pursuant to section exercised (18.12.2013) by Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Act 2010 (Remaining Provisions)(Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 500 of 2013).

2.— The 18th day of December 2013 is appointed as the day on which the Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Act 2010 (No. 4 of 2010), insofar as it is not already in operation, comes into operation.

E2

Power pursuant to section exercised (1.01.2013) by Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Act 2010 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 471 of 2012).

2. The 1st day of January 2013 is appointed as the day on which section 3 (d) of the Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Act 2010 (No. 4 of 2010), in so far as it relates to the insertion of sections 13D and 13L into the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (No. 23 of 1999), comes into operation.

E3

Power pursuant to section exercised (23.07.2010) by Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Act 2010 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 367 of 2010).

2.— The 23rd day of July 2010 is appointed as the day on which the following provisions of section 3 of the Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Act 2010 (No. 4 of 2010) come into operation:

(a) section 3(a),

(b) section 3(c),

(c) section 3(d), except in so far as it relates to the following provisions of Part IIA of the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (No. 23 of 1999), namely, sections 13D to 13F, 13I and 13J and sections 13L to 13AD.

E4

Power pursuant to section exercised (22.05.2010) by Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Act 2010 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 227 of 2010).

2.— The 22nd day of May 2010 is appointed as the day on which sections 1, 2 and 4 together with sections 13A, 13B, 13C, 13G, 13H and 13K inserted by section 3 of the Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Act 2010 (No. 4 of 2010) come into operation.