| Guvnor

Enforced by: HSE
Status: Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling: Prosecution 2 of 23 obligations carry a fine up to £1,000. 21 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

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Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Responsible Person16 Any Person4 Employer1 Operator1

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Responsible Person — also bound by 108 other Acts

MH(CT)(S)A 2003 30 duties

Climate Change Levy (General) Regulations 2001 24 duties

Offshore Installations (Offshore Safety Directive) (Safety Case ) Regulations 2015 21 duties

The Offshore Installations (Prevention of Fire and Explosion, and Emergency Response) Regulations 1995 21 duties

The Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 2005 19 duties

Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts

Human Medicines Regulations 2012 184 duties

Merchant Shipping Act 1995 144 duties

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 104 duties

Communications Act 2003 92 duties

Road Traffic Act 1988 92 duties

Employer — also bound by 682 other Acts

The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 241 duties

Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 120 duties

TULRCA 1992 72 duties

Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 54 duties

Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (current NI employment law) 53 duties

Operator — also bound by 746 other Acts

Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 (Air Operations) 203 duties

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2066 of 19 December 2018 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 (Text with EEA relevance) 121 duties

Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 of 21 June 2012 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed) 112 duties

Space Industry Regulations 2021 76 duties

Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’) (Text with EEA relevance) 66 duties

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.005 Notification concerning offshore installations Regulated

Notify HSE when offshore installations enter or leave UK watersResponsible Person

s.006 Managers Regulated

Appoint a competent manager for offshore installationsResponsible Person

s.007 Restraint and putting ashore Regulated

Notify duty holder if person restrained and likely to be held over 24 hoursOperator

s.008 Co-operation Regulated

Co-operate with management and safety officers on offshore installationsAny Person

s.009 Records Regulated

Maintain records of all personnel on offshore installationsResponsible Person

s.010 Permits to work Regulated

Use a permit-to-work system for hazardous offshore tasksResponsible Person

s.011 Instructions Regulated

Provide written safety instructions to offshore workersResponsible Person

s.012 Communication Regulated

Establish effective communication for offshore installationsResponsible Person

s.013 Helicopters Regulated

Appoint a Helicopter Landing Officer and ensure safe helideck operationsResponsible Person

s.014 Operational information Regulated

Collect and keep weather and installation motion dataResponsible Person

s.015 Information to persons Regulated

Ensure HSE sector office contact details are accessible to staffResponsible Person

s.016 Health surveillance Regulated

Provide health surveillance for offshore workersEmployer

s.017 Drinking water Regulated

Provide and mark clean drinking water on offshore installationsResponsible Person

s.018 Provisions Regulated

Ensure food and drink on offshore installations is safe and high qualityResponsible Person

s.019 Identification of the offshore installation Regulated

Clearly identify your offshore installationResponsible Person

s.mode of trial and penalties in relation to registr Mode of trial and penalties in relation to registration of death or loss Prosecution

Fail to register a death or loss on an offshore installationAny Person

Fine up to £1,000

s.notification of death or loss to other persons Notification of death or loss to other persons Regulated

Notify next-of-kin or employer of a death or loss at an offshore installationResponsible Person

s.notification of death or loss to the registrar gen Notification of death or loss to the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen Regulated

Complete and submit return of death form for offshore installationsResponsible Person

s.obligation to notify death or loss of person Obligation to notify death or loss of person Regulated

Report the death or loss of a person on an offshore installationAny Person

s.power of inspectors of offshore installations; dut Power of inspectors of offshore installations; duty to provide accommodation and subsistence for inspectors Regulated

Provide transport, accommodation, and food for offshore inspectorsResponsible Person

s.powers of inspectors in relation to pipelines Powers of inspectors in relation to pipelines Prosecution

Fail to provide transport, accommodation, or food for pipeline inspectorsAny Person

Fine up to £1,000

s.registration of death or loss Registration of death or loss Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Registrar General must record offshore deaths in the marine registerStatutory regulator

9 other provisions — procedural and definitional

s.001 Citation and commencement

s.002 Interpretation

s.003 Meaning of “offshore installation”

s.004 Application

s.020 Certificates of exemption

s.021 Application of the Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969

s.022 Repeals and modifications of the 1971 Act

s.023 Revocation and modification of instruments

s.safety zones Safety Zones

Schedules

1 of 24 shown

s.sch002 REVOCATIONS OF INSTRUMENTS Regulated

Consult safety representatives on offshore health and safety mattersResponsible Person

23 other schedules

s.sch001 REPEALS AND MODIFICATIONS OF THE 1971 ACT

s.sch001 Before the definition of “controlled waters” there shall be inserted...

s.sch001 For the definition of “controlled waters” there shall be substituted...

s.sch001 For the definition of “installation manager” there shall be substituted...

s.sch001 For the definition of “offshore installation” there shall be substituted...

s.sch001 For the definition of “owner” there shall be substituted the...

s.sch002 The Offshore Installations (Operational Safety, Health and Welfare) Regulations 1976

s.sch002 For regulation 23 (duties of installation owners and installation managers)...

s.sch002 For regulation 27 (training) of the 1989 Regulations there shall...

s.sch002 The Offshore Installations (Emergency Pipe-line Valve) Regulations 1989

s.sch002 The Offshore Installations and Pipeline Works (First-Aid) Regulations 1989

s.sch002 The Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 1992

s.sch002 . . . . . . . . . ....

s.sch002 The Offshore Installations (Well Control) Regulations 1980

s.sch002 The Diving Operations at Work Regulations 1981

s.sch002 . . . . . . . . . ....

s.sch002 The Offshore Installations (Safety Representatives and Safety Committees) Regulations 1989

s.sch002 For regulation 3 (application) of the 1989 Regulations there shall...

s.sch002 In regulations 11, 17, 20, 22, 24, 25 and 28...

s.sch002 In regulation 19 of the 1989 Regulations, in place of...

s.sch002 In regulation 22 (safety committee— functions) of the 1989 Regulations,...

s.sch003 Form to notify the death or loss of a person pursuant to regulation 21B

Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.

The Offshore Installations and Pipeline Works (Management and Administration) Regulations 1995

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What it requires

Schedules