The Energy Act 2013 (Office for Nuclear Regulation) (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2014

Diving at Work Regulations 1997

69.—(1) The Diving at Work Regulations 1997(1) are amended as follows.

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

(a) after the definition of “the 1995 Order” insert—

““appropriate authority” means—

(a)

in any case where the diving project is a nuclear diving project, the Office for Nuclear Regulation;

(b)

otherwise, the Executive.”;

(b) after the definition of “Executive” insert—

““nuclear diving project” means a diving project made up wholly or mainly of diving operations carried out on or in relation to a site which is—

(a)

a GB nuclear site (within the meaning given in section 68 of the Energy Act 2013);

(b)

an authorised defence site (within the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998);

(c)

a new nuclear build site (within the meaning given in regulation 2A of those Regulations).”.

(3) In regulation 7 (information to be supplied by diving contractor) for “Executive” substitute “appropriate authority” in each place it occurs.

(4) In Schedule 1 (particulars to be included in written notice by the diving contractor) for “Executive” substitute “appropriate authority” in each place it occurs.

(1)

S.I. 1997/2776; to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.