UK Statutory Instrument 2011 United Kingdom

Offshore Petroleum Activities (Oil Pollution Prevention and Control) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

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Browse 24 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement

s.001

Citation and commencement

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Interpretation

s.003

Amendment of the

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In regulation 2 (interpretation)— (a) for the definition of “discharge”...

s.005

In regulation 3 (discharge permits)— (a) in paragraph (1), omit...

s.006

After regulation 3 insert— Prohibition on the release of oil...

s.007

In regulation 4 (grant or refusal and contents of permits)—...

s.008

In regulation 5 (contents of permit application)—

s.009

After regulation 5 insert— Publicity for permit applications (1) Except where the permit application is one to which...

s.010

In regulation 6 (fees)— (a) in paragraph (1) after “charge”...

s.011

After regulation 6 insert— Application for renewal of an existing...

s.012

In paragraphs (3) and (6) of regulation 7, omit “in...

s.013

For regulation 8 (assignment of permit) substitute— Transfer of permit...

s.014

In regulation 9 (revocation and surrender of permits) omit—

s.015

After regulation 9 insert— Register of permits to be kept...

s.016

After regulation 11 (registry) insert— Provision of information to the...

s.017

In regulation 12 (inspectors)— (a) in sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph...

s.018

In regulation 13 (enforcement notices)— (a) in paragraph (1) omit...

s.019

In regulation 14 (prohibition notices)— (a) in paragraph (1)—

s.020

In regulation 15 (appeal to the High Court, Court of...

s.021

In regulation 16 (offences)— (a) in paragraph (1)—

s.022

In regulation 18 (Disapplication or consequential modifications of enactments), in...

s.023

Amendment of the Energy Act 2008 (Consequential Modifications) (Offshore Environmental Protection) Order 2010

s.024

Transitional provision

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Enforcement and responsible bodies

The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.

OPRED

Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning

Regulates environmental aspects of offshore oil and gas, carbon storage, and gas unloading/storage. Issues environmental permits, approves oil spill response plans, and …