Regulation 5 Amendment of the Offshore Installations and Wells (Design and Construction, etc.) Regulations 1996

In regulation 2(1) of the Offshore Installations and Wells (Design and Construction, etc.) Regulations 1996 (interpretation)^f1, in the definition of “well operator” for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b)

in relation to a well in external waters—

(i)

used for the injection of carbon dioxide for the purposes of storage or associated activities or for the storage of hydrogen or associated activities, has the same meaning of “licensee” as in regulation 2(1) of the 2015 Regulations;

(ii)

otherwise, has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Offshore Petroleum Licensing (Offshore Safety Directive) Regulations 2015”.