UK Statutory Instrument SI 2015 United Kingdom

The Offshore Petroleum Licensing (Offshore Safety Directive) Regulations 2015

Enforced by
HSE, NSTA, OPRED
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Licence Holder2

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

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Licence Holder — also bound by 225 other Acts

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 Appointment of operators by offshore licensees Regulated
  • Notify licensing authority before appointing an operatorLicence Holder
s.008 Termination of appointment of operators Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Regulator must terminate operator appointment by written notice when conditions metStatutory regulator
s.009 Obligations on the offshore licensee Regulated
  • Ensure financial capacity and operator compliance for offshore operationsLicence Holder
14 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Grant and transfer of offshore licences
s.004 Offshore petroleum operations
s.006 Appointment of operators by the licensing authority
s.007 Capacity of operators
s.010 Offshore licensee's liability for environmental damage
s.011 Requirement to provide information
s.012 Sharing of information
s.013 Revocation of licences
s.013 Fees
s.014 Offences
s.015 Transitional Provisions
s.016 Review

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