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PART 2Retention of petroleum-related information

Pipeline information

5.—(1) A relevant person to whom this regulation applies must retain any petroleum-related information which relates to—

(a)the position or dimensions of a relevant upstream petroleum pipeline;

(b)the material, equipment or components used in the construction, operation, maintenance or decommissioning of a relevant upstream petroleum pipeline;

(c)the occurrence of construction, maintenance, inspection or decommissioning of a relevant upstream petroleum pipeline, or

(d)the results of any inspection of a relevant upstream petroleum pipeline.

(2) This regulation applies to a relevant person who is—

(a)an owner of upstream petroleum infrastructure which is a relevant upstream petroleum pipeline(1), or

(b)planning and carrying out the commissioning of upstream petroleum infrastructure which is a relevant upstream petroleum pipeline.

(1)

Section 9H of the Petroleum Act 1998 defines “upstream petroleum infrastructure” (and “owners” of such infrastructure) for purposes of s9(A)(1)(b) of that Act, which includes a “relevant upstream petroleum pipeline” as defined in section 82(1) of the Energy Act 2011 (c.16). Section 9H was inserted by section 41 of the Infrastructure Act 2015 (c.7).