Section 1 — The OGA
This version in force from 2016-07-12
Snapshot: 2026-08-24
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(1) The company originally incorporated under the Companies Act 2006 as the Oil and Gas Authority Limited is renamed as the Oil and Gas Authority.
(2) In relation to any of its functions—
(a) the Oil and Gas Authority is not to be regarded as acting on behalf of the Crown, and
(b) its members, officers and staff are not to be regarded as Crown servants.
(3) The Oil and Gas Authority is exempt from the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to the use of “limited” as part of its name.
(4) In this Act “the OGA” means the Oil and Gas Authority.