The Offshore Petroleum Production and Pipe-lines (Assessment of Environmental Effects) Regulations 1999
1Citation, commencement and application
2Revocation and transitional and saving provisions
3Interpretation
4Requirements as to contents of licences; requirement as to consent for use of floating installations in connection with a development or use of mobile installation for the testing of a well
5Grant of consent by Secretary of State in respect of relevant projects
6Provisions as to directions that no environmental statement need be prepared
7Opinion by Secretary of State as to content of environmental statements
8Obtaining of information for the preparation of environmental statements
9Procedure on receipt of application for consent in respect of which environmental statement prepared; publicity requirements; provision of environmental statements to public
10Provision to Secretary of State of further information and evidence respecting environmental statements
11Exercise by Secretary of State of powers under licences
12Projects affecting other States
13Exempt projects
14Service of notices
15Applications to the court
16Application to court by person aggrieved
17Application to the court by Secretary of State
18Offences
SCHEDULE 1MATTERS TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN DECIDING WHETHER RELEVANT PROJECT LIKELY TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT
1Characteristics of projects
2Location of projects
3Characteristics of the potential impact
SCHEDULE 2CONTENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENTS

1999 No. 360

PETROLEUM
PIPE-LINES

The Offshore Petroleum Production and Pipe-lines (Assessment of Environmental Effects) Regulations 1999

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State, being a Minister designated1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19722 in relation to measures relating to the requirement for an assessment of the impact on the environment of projects likely to have significant effects on the environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by that section hereby makes the following Regulations:–