Catalogue description Ministry of Power and successors: Petroleum Division: Registered Files (P Series)

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Reference: POWE 62
Title: Ministry of Power and successors: Petroleum Division: Registered Files (P Series)
Description:

This series contains case, policy and procedural papers arising from the administration of the Petroleum (Production) Act 1934, which regulates prospecting for petroleum and empowers the responsible minister to issue licences for prospecting and extraction, and the Continental Shelf Act 1964, which concerns the exploitation of minerals in the sea areas adjacent to the United Kingdom, the protection of installations and the control of natural gas supplies.
Date: 1960-1972
Arrangement:

The files in this series have been transferred in more than one batch. They are arranged in previous reference order within each accession.
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: P file series
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Ministry of Power, Petroleum Division, 1957-1969

Ministry of Technology, Petroleum Division, 1969-1970
Physical description: 62 file(s)
Restrictions on use: Subject to 30 year closure

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