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

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation, commencement and application

3. 2. Revocation and transitional and saving provisions

4. 3. Interpretation

5. 4. Requirements 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

6. 5. Grant of consent by Secretary of State in respect of relevant projects

7. 6. Provisions as to directions that no environmental statement need be prepared

8. 7. Opinion by Secretary of State as to content of environmental statements

9. 8. Obtaining of information for the preparation of environmental statements

10. 9. Procedure on receipt of application for consent in respect of which environmental statement prepared; publicity requirements; provision of environmental statements to public

11. 10. Provision to Secretary of State of further information and evidence respecting environmental statements

12. 11. Exercise by Secretary of State of powers under licences

13. 12. Projects affecting other States

14. 13. Exempt projects

15. 14. Service of notices

16. 15. Applications to the court

17. 16. Application to court by person aggrieved

18. 17. Application to the court by Secretary of State

19. 18. Offences

20. Signature

21. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       MATTERS TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN DECIDING WHETHER RELEVANT PROJECT LIKELY TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT

       1. 1. Characteristics of projects

       2. 2. Location of projects

       3. 3. Characteristics of the potential impact

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       CONTENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENTS

22. Explanatory Note