OT40600 - Non-Residents Working on the UK Continental Shelf: Scope of Exploration or Exploitation Activities - Meaning of 鈥淓xploration or Exploitation Activities鈥�

鈥淓xploration or exploitation activities鈥� are defined in CTA09\S1313(3), ITTOIA05\S874(2) and ITEPA03\S41(2) as 鈥渁ctivities carried on in connection with the exploration or exploitation of so much of the seabed and subsoil and their natural resources as is situated in the UK or the UK sector of the continental shelf鈥�. 皇冠体育app definition is not restricted to oil and gas and therefore equally applies to activities related to other natural resources.

皇冠体育app above definition embraces:

  1. 皇冠体育app seabed of the Territorial Sea and designated areas, and its natural resources:
  2. 皇冠体育app subsoil under the seabed in the UK Territorial Sea and the UK sector of the continental shelf, and its natural resources;

皇冠体育app meaning of the phrase 鈥渢he UK sector of the continental shelf鈥� is discussed in OT40650. 皇冠体育app interpretation of the phrase 鈥渃arried on in connection with鈥� is discussed in OT40700.