The Offshore Installations (Offshore Safety Directive) (Safety Case etc.) Regulations 2015

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

9.  In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a) omit the definition of “the 1995 Order”;

(b) before the definition of “apparatus or works” insert—

““the 2005 Regulations” means the Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 2005;

“the 2013 Order” means the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application outside Great Britain) Order 2013;

“the 2015 Regulations” means the Offshore Installations (Offshore Safety Directive) (Safety case etc.) Regulations 2015;”;

(c) in the definition of “apparatus or works” for “1995” substitute “2013”;

(d) after the definition of “duty holder” insert—

““external waters” means the territorial sea adjacent to Great Britain and any area designated by order under section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964;”;

(e) after the definition of “installation manager” insert—

““internal waters” means tidal waters and parts of the sea in, or adjacent to, Great Britain up to the landward limits of the territorial sea;”;

(f) for the definition of “licensee” substitute—

““licensee”—

(a)

in relation to internal waters, means any person to whom a licence to search and bore for and get petroleum in respect of any area within internal waters is granted pursuant to section 2 of the Petroleum (Production) Act 1934 or section 3 of the Petroleum Act 1998; and

(b)

in relation to external waters, means an offshore licensee as defined in regulation 2(1) of the Offshore Petroleum Licensing (Offshore Safety Directive) Regulations 2015;”;

(g) for the definition of “operator” substitute—

““operator”—

(a)

in relation to internal waters—

(i)

in relation to the dismantling of a fixed installation (within the meaning given in the 2005 Regulations), has the meaning given in regulation 11(4) of the 2005 Regulations; and

(ii)

otherwise, has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the 2005 Regulations in relation to a production installation;

(b)

in relation to external waters, has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the 2015 Regulations;”;

(h) in the definition of “owner”, after “controls” insert “or is entitled to control”;

(i) in the definitions of “pipeline” and “pipeline works” for “2001” substitute “2013”;

(j) for the definition of “production installation” substitute—

““production installation”—

(a)

in relation to internal waters, has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the 2005 Regulations; and

(b)

in relation to external waters, has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the 2015 Regulations;”;

(k) for the definition of “relevant waters” substitute—

““relevant waters” means internal waters and external waters;”.