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

13.  In regulation 2 (interpretation) of the Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993(1) (“the 1993 Regulations”)—

(a) in paragraph (1) (definitions)—

(i) for the definition of “the 1971 Act” there shall be substituted the following definition—

““the 1995 Regulations” means the Offshore Installations and Pipeline Works (Management and Administration) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995;”;

(ii) for the definition of “concession owner”, there shall be substituted the following definition—

• ““concession owner” in relation to an installation has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the 1995 Regulations;”;

(iii) for the definition of “installation” there shall be substituted the following definition—

““installation” means an offshore installation within the meaning of regulation 3 of the 1995 Regulations;”; and

(iv) for sub-paragraph (a) of the definition of “owner” there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—

“(a) a mobile installation, means the person who controls the operation of the installation;”;

(b) for paragraph (5) (reference to operating an installation) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“(5) Any reference in these Regulations to operating an installation is a reference to using the installation for any of the purposes described in regulation 3(1) of the 1995 Regulations.”; and

(c) for paragraph (8) (reference to an activity in connection with an installation) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“(8) Any reference in these Regulations to an activity in connection with an installation is a reference to any activity, including diving operations, in connection with an installation, or any activity which is immediately preparatory thereto, whether carried on from the installation itself, on or from a vessel or in any other manner, other than—

(i) transporting, towing or navigating the installation; and

(ii) any activity on or from a vessel being used as a stand-by vessel.”.

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S.R. 1993 No. 221