L. Keilland disaster in March 1980. Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982 The Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982 (1992 c. 23) received Royal Assent on 28 June 1982. Its long title is: ‘An Act to make further provision with respect to the British National Oil Corporation; to abolish the National Oil Account; to make further provision with respect to the British Gas Corporation; to make provision for and in connection with the supply of gas through pipes by persons other than the Corporation; to amend the Petroleum (Production) Act 1934 and to make further provision about licences to search for and get petroleum; to repeal and re-enact with amendments sections 2 and 3 of the Continental Shelf Act 1964; to extend the application of the Mineral Workings (Offshore Installations) Act 1971 and the Offshore Petroleum Development (Scotland) Act 1975; to amend the Miscellaneous Financial Provisions Act 1968, the Petroleum and Submarine Pipe-lines Act 1975 and the Participation Agreements Act 1978; and for connected purposes.’ Provisions The Act comprises 38 Sections in 5 Parts and 4 Schedules: PART I Oil The British National Oil Corporation – Sections 1 to 7 – The Oil Corporation's powers of disposal, powers of Secretary of State, a new financial structure of the Oil Corporation, payments by the Oil Corporation to Secretary of State, grants by Secretary of State to the Oil Corporation, borrowing powers of the Oil Corporation The National Oil Account – Section 8 – Abolition of the National Oil Account PART II Gas The British Gas Corporation – Sections 9 to 11 – The Gas Corporation's powers of disposal, powers of Secretary of State in disposals by the Gas Corporation Supply of gas by persons other than Gas Corporation – Sections 12 to 14 – Supply of gas by other persons, standards of quality, safety regulations Use by other persons of pipe-lines belonging to Gas Corporation – Sections 15 to 17 – Construction of pipe-lines by the Gas Corporation, increase of capacity etc. of pipe-lines belonging to the Gas Corporation, rights to use pipe-lines belonging to the Gas Corporation PART III Petroleum Licences Sections 18-20 – Amendment of enabling powers, modification of model clauses in existing licences, modification of model clauses for incorporation in future licences PART IV Offshore Activities Sections 21 to 28 – Safety zones around installations, application of criminal and civil law, extended meaning of "offshore installation" and "pipe-line",