The Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Production, Unloading and Storage (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2020

Regulation 28

SCHEDULE 7 Consequential Amendments

Offshore Petroleum Activities (Conservation of Habitats) Regulations 2001

1.  In regulation 4(3)(b) of the Offshore Petroleum Activities (Conservation of Habitats) Regulations 2001(1), after “Regulations 1999” insert “or the Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Production, Unloading and Storage (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2020”.

Offshore Chemicals Regulations 2002

2.—(1) The Offshore Chemicals Regulations 2002(2) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2, omit the definition of “relevant project”.

(3) In regulation 7(2), for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a) in connection with a project for which the Secretary of State serves a direction that an environmental impact assessment is not required pursuant to regulation 6 of the Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Production, Unloading and Storage (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2020 or regulation 6 of the Offshore Petroleum Production and Pipe-lines (Assessment of Environmental Effects) Regulations 1999;”.

Offshore Petroleum Activities (Oil Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2005

3.  In regulation 5A(5) of the Offshore Petroleum Activities (Oil Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2005(3), for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a) in connection with a project for which the Secretary of State serves a direction that an environmental impact assessment is not required pursuant to regulation 6 of the Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Production, Unloading and Storage (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2020 or regulation 6 of the Offshore Petroleum Production and Pipe-lines (Assessment of Environmental Effects) Regulations 1999;”.

Energy Act 2008 (Consequential Modifications) (Offshore Environmental Protection) Order 2010

4.  In article 3(5) of the Energy Act 2008 (Consequential Modifications) (Offshore Environmental Protection) Order 2010(4), after “Regulations 1999”, insert “or the Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Production, Unloading and Storage (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2020”.

Offshore Combustion Installations (Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2013

5.  In regulation 4(5) of the Offshore Combustion Installations (Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2013(5), for “Offshore Petroleum Production and Pipe-lines (Assessment of Environmental Effects) Regulations 1999”, substitute “Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Production, Unloading and Storage (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2020”.

Conservation of Offshore Marine Habitats and Species Regulations 2017

6.—(1) The Conservation of Offshore Marine Habitats and Species Regulations 2017(6) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2, in the definition of “Petroleum or Energy Act consent”, after “Regulations 1999” insert “or the Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Production, Unloading and Storage (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2020”.

(3) In regulation 28(7), after “Secretary of State”, insert “or the agreement to the grant”.

(1)

S.I. 2001/1754. Amended by S.I. 2007/77. There are other amendments which are not relevant.

(2)

S.I. 2002/1355. Amended by S.I. 2016/912. There are other amendments which are not relevant.

(3)

S.I. 2005/2055. Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2011/983 and S.I. 2016/912.

(4)

S.I. 2010/1513. Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2016/912 and S.I. 2017/582.

(5)

S.I. 2013/971. Amended by S.I. 2018/798. There are other amendments which are not relevant.

(6)

S.I. 2017/1013. Amended by S.I. 2019/579. There are other amendments which are not relevant.