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5.—(1) An offshore licensee must not appoint a person as an operator in respect of any of its offshore petroleum operations, unless written notice of the proposed appointment has been given by the offshore licensee to the licensing authority and—
(a)the licencing authority has confirmed in writing to the offshore licensee that it does not object to the appointment of that person as operator; or
(b)three months has elapsed since the date on which the notice was given to the licensing authority and the licensing authority has not objected in writing to the proposed appointment.
(2) A notice under paragraph (1) must give details of—
(a)the identity of the proposed operator; and
(b)the particular offshore petroleum operations in respect of which the proposed operator is intended to be appointed.
(3) Where the licensing authority consults the competent authority before deciding whether or not to object to the proposed appointment, the licensing authority must have regard to any relevant matters communicated to it by the competent authority.
(4) If the licensing authority objects to the proposed appointment it must provide the offshore licensee, in writing, with the reasons for its objection.
(5) Where the licensing authority has objected to a proposed appointment, the offshore licensee is responsible for the offshore petroleum operations which the proposed operator would have undertaken until such time as an operator is appointed in respect of those operations in accordance with this regulation or regulation 6.
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