11 Application of civil law
Petroleum Act 1998 (1998 c 17) | Legislation

11  Application of civil law

(1)     Her Majesty may by Order in Council[, subject to subsection (4A)]—

(a)     provide that, in such cases and subject to such exceptions as may be prescribed by the Order, questions arising out of acts or omissions taking place on, under or above waters to which this section applies in connection with any activity mentioned in subsection (2) shall be determined in accordance with the law in force in such part of the United Kingdom as may be specified in the Order; and

(b)     make provision for conferring jurisdiction with respect to such questions on courts in any part of the United Kingdom so specified.

(2)     The activities referred to in subsection (1) are—

(a)     activities connected with the exploration of, or the exploitation of the natural resources of, the shore or bed of waters to which this section applies or the subsoil beneath it; and

(b)     without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (a), activities carried on from, by means of or on, or for purposes connected with, installations to which subsection

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