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

PART 1 Interpretation

Interpretation

1.—(1) In this Schedule—

“the 2005 regime” means—

(a)

the legislation modified by Schedule 13 to these Regulations; and

(b)

the 1974 Act as it applied in relation to the legislation mentioned in paragraph (a),

to the extent that that Act and that legislation had effect in relation to external waters immediately before the commencement date;

“the 2005 Regulations” means the Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 2005(1) as they had effect immediately before the commencement date;

“the commencement date” means 19th July 2015;

“corresponding provision” means any provision of these Regulations—

(a)

as it has effect on or after the commencement date; and

(b)

so far as it corresponds (with or without modification) to a provision of the 2005 Regulations in relation to external waters;

“current safety case,” unless the context otherwise provides, has the meaning given in the 2005 Regulations;

“the date of thorough review” means the date immediately before the fifth anniversary of—

(a)

the date on which the Executive first accepted the current safety case pursuant to the 2005 Regulations; or

(b)

where there has been at least one review of that safety case under regulation 13 of the 2005 Regulations immediately before the commencement date, the date—

(i)

of that review, or

(ii)

if there has been more than one review, the last of those reviews;

“design notification”, unless the context otherwise provides, has the meaning given in the 2005 Regulations;

“duty holder”, except in paragraph 8, has the meaning given in the 2005 Regulations;

“field development programme” means a field development programme within the meaning given in the 2005 Regulations;

“existing non-production installation” means a non-production installation for which there was a current safety case immediately before 18 July 2013;

“existing production installation” means a production installation for which there was a current safety case immediately before 18 July 2013;

“operator”, has the meaning given in the 2005 Regulations;

“owner” has the meaning given in the 2005 Regulations;

“transitional period” means, in relation to an owner, operator or well-operator (as the case may be) the period for which the 2005 regime continues to apply in relation to that person.

(2) For the purposes of this Schedule—

(a) “notification” means a notification under a provision of the 2005 Regulations specified in the first column of the Table below; and

(b) a notification is completed if the event specified in the second column of the Table corresponding to the entry for that notification in the first column of the Table has occurred.

Notifications and completion

Notification under the 2005 Regulations	Event on which notification is completed
Regulation 6(1) (design)	Submission of the field development programme
Regulation 6(2) (relocation of a production installation)	Submission of the field development programme
Regulation 9 (conversion of non-production installation to operate as a production installation)	Completion of the design
Regulation 10 (combined operation)	Engagement in the combined operation
Regulation 17(1) (general well operation)	Commencement of well operation
Regulation 17(2) (specific well operation)	Commencement of well operation

(1)

S.I. 2005/3117, amended by S.I. 2006/336, 2007/3224, 2009/229, 2013/1471.