Electricity (Offshore Generating Stations) (Safety Zones) Regulations 2007
What this means for your business
- Enforced by
- Ofgem
- Applies to
- United Kingdom
- On this page
- 6 compliance obligations, 1 practical guide
What you must do
6 compliance obligations under this legislation.
Notifications 3
Publicise public‑inquiry notice and make application available
If a public inquiry is called for your safety‑zone application, you must advertise the inquiry in the same local area where the original application notice was advertised. You also need to provide a copy of the safety‑zone application and its map at an address that the public can access during normal office hours.
Publish notice of safety‑zone application and inform authorities
If you apply for an offshore safety zone you must run a public notice in local and national newspapers, Lloyd’s List, any relevant fishing trade journals and the appropriate Gazette for two consecutive weeks. You also need to send a copy of the notice to the relevant harbour masters, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and the Marine and Fisheries Agency and ask them to display it for at least 14 days.
Serve notice of safety‑zone application to required authorities
If you apply for a safety zone around an offshore renewable energy installation, you must send a copy of that application to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, the relevant Scottish or Welsh Ministers and the installation’s owner/operator (if they aren’t you) within 21 days of the first public notice. This is a set‑up step before any further processing of your application.
Payments and fees 1
Pay £2,000 fee when applying for a safety zone
If you need to apply for a safety zone for an offshore generating station, you must send a £2,000 payment to the Secretary of State with your application. The fee is required before the application can be processed, so make sure you budget for it and keep proof of payment.
Reporting and filing 2
Provide detailed information for a safety‑zone application
If you want a safety zone around an offshore renewable energy installation (or its construction, extension, operation or de‑commissioning), you must supply a full set of technical details, drawings and impact assessments with your application. The information must cover the plant’s size, location, electrical connections, navigation markings, expected wave and tidal conditions and any proposed monitoring or traffic surveys.
Submit and forward objections to offshore safety‑zone applications
If your business receives a notice about a proposed offshore safety zone, you must raise any objections within the period set in the notice (at least 28 days). If the notice tells you to send the objection to someone other than the Secretary of State, you must also send a copy to the Secretary of State within 14 days.
Practical guidance
Our guides explain how to comply with the requirements above.
Sections and provisions
9 classified provisions from this legislation.
Duties 6
- s.3 Information in support of a safety zone application connection
- s.4 Publication of notice of application for a safety zone notice
- s.5 Service of notice of application for a safety zone notice
- s.6 Objections by recipients of notice of application which
- s.7 Publication of notice of a public inquiry
- s.8 Fees