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Oil Taxation Act 1975

Oil Taxation Act 1975 is a physics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Oil Taxation Act 1975 rather than just read about it. In short: The Oil Taxation Act 1975 (c. 22) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom relevant for UK enterprise law that was intended to ensure that oil and gas extraction companies operating in British territories and waters paid their fair share of tax. Over many years of amendments it was largely eliminated over 2015 and 2016, as the Petroleum Revenue Tax was cut to zero.

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Reference excerpt

The Oil Taxation Act 1975 (c. 22) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom relevant for UK enterprise law that was intended to ensure that oil and gas extraction companies operating in British territories and waters paid their fair share of tax. Over many years of amendments it was largely eliminated over 2015 and 2016, as the Petroleum Revenue Tax was cut to zero. The act received royal assent on 8 May 1975. Its long title is ‘An Act to impose a new tax in respect of profits from substances won or capable of being won under the authority of licences granted under the Petroleum (Production) Act 1934 or the Petroleum (Production) Act (Northern Ireland) 1964; to make in the law relating to income tax and corporation tax amendments connected with such substances or with petroleum companies; and for connected purposes’.

Contents The Act comprises 21 sections in 3 parts and 9 schedules

PART I Petroleum Revenue Tax Section 1 Petroleum revenue tax. Previously 50% now 0% Petroleum Revenue Tax. Section 2 Assessable profits and allowable losses Section 3 Allowance of expenditure (other than expenditure on long-term assets and abortive exploration expenditure) Section 4 Allowance of expenditure on long-term assets Section 5 Allowance of abortive exploration expenditure Section 6 Allowance of unrelievable loss from abandoned field Section 7 Relief for allowable losses Section 8 Oil allowance Section 9 Annual limit on amount of tax payable by participator Section 10 Modification of Part I in connection with certain gas sold to British Gas Corporation Section 11 Application of Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1968 Section 12 Interpretation of Part I PART II Provisions Relating to the Extraction of Petroleum in the United Kingdom or a Designated Area Section 13 Treatment of oil extraction activities etc. for purposes of income tax and corporation tax. Ring fence corporation tax, if ‘any oil extraction activities’ are undertaken or any ‘acquisition, enjoyment or exploitation of oil rights’ done, they are to be treated as a ‘separate trade, distinct from other activities’ carried out by the company. Section 14 Valuation of oil disposed of or appropriated in certain circumstances Section 15 Oil extraction activities etc.: charges on income Section 16 Oil extraction activities etc.: restriction on setting advance corporation tax against income therefrom Section 17 Corporation tax: deduction of petroleum revenue tax in computing income Section 18 Interest on tax overpaid to be disregarded in computing income Section 19 Interpretation of Part II. Downstream activities (e.g. refining) or those outside the UK are not in the scope of the ring fence. PART III Miscellaneous and General Section 20 Modification of certain provisions in relation to petroleum companies Section 21 Citation, interpretation and construction SCHEDULES SCHEDULE 1 Determination of Oil Fields SCHEDULE 2 Management and Collection of Petroleum Revenue Tax SCHEDULE 3 Petroleum Revenue tax : Miscellaneous Provisions SCHEDULE 4 Provisions Supplementary to Sections 3 and 4 SCHEDULE 5 Allowance of Expenditure (other than Abortive Exploration Expenditure) SCHEDULE 6 Allowance of Expenditure (other than Abortive Exploration Expenditure) on Claim by Participator SCHEDULE 7 Allowance of Abortive Exploration Expenditure SCHEDULE 8 Allowance of Unrelievable Field Loss SCHEDULE 9 Extension of Section 485 of Taxes Act in Relation to Petroleum Companies

Other legislation Subsequent legislation that has amended the 1975 act includes:

Petroleum Revenue Tax Act 1980 (1980 c. 1) Oil Taxation Act 1983 (1983 c. 56) Petroleum Royalties (Relief) Act 1983 (1983 c. 59) Advance Petroleum Revenue Tax Act 1986 (1986 c. 68) Petroleum Royalties (Relief) and Continental Shelf Act 1989 (1989 c. 1)

See also Petroleum Revenue Tax UK enterprise law UK energy law Corporation Tax Act 2010 ss 272-279A on remaining oil and gas taxes

Notes

References

External links Text of the Oil Taxation Act 1975 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. Text of the Oil Taxation Act 1975 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Oil Taxation Act 1975

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Oil Taxation Act 1975 claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In physics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Oil Taxation Act 1975 before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Oil Taxation Act 1975 ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Oil Taxation Act 1975

In research: Oil Taxation Act 1975 appears in physics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Oil Taxation Act 1975 in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Oil Taxation Act 1975 is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Energy law, History of the petroleum industry in the United Kingdom, Oil and gas law in the United Kingdom, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Oil Taxation Act 1975 outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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