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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/carbon-capture-utilisation-and-storage-and-offshore-hydrogen-production-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2026/regulation-7",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2026/185",
  "legislation_title": "The Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage and Offshore Hydrogen Production (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/carbon-capture-utilisation-and-storage-and-offshore-hydrogen-production-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2026",
  "path": "regulation/7",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Offshore Installations (Offshore Safety Directive) (Safety Case etc.) Regulations 2015",
  "text": "(1) The Offshore Installations (Offshore Safety Directive) (Safety Case etc.) Regulations 2015 are amended as follows.\n(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—\n(a) in paragraph (1)—\n(i) after the definition of “the 1995 Act” insert—\n““carbon capture, utilisation and storage” means the capture, utilisation and storage of carbon dioxide including its injection into geological formations beneath the seabed or onshore;\n“CCUS operations” means all activities associated with an offshore installation relating to carbon capture, utilisation and storage, including the design, planning, construction, operation and decommissioning of the installation;”;\n(ii) for the definition of “competent authority” substitute—\n““competent authority” means—\n(a) in relation to CCUS operations and offshore hydrogen operations, the Executive;\n(b) otherwise, the Executive and Secretary of State acting jointly;”;\n(iii) for the definition of “licensee” substitute—\n““licensee”—\n(a) in relation to offshore oil and gas operations including conveyance by means of a pipeline, means an “offshore licensee” as defined in regulation 2(1) of the Offshore Petroleum Licensing (Offshore Safety Directive) Regulations 2015;\n(b) in relation to carbon capture, utilisation and storage, means a person who holds a “licence” as defined in—\n(i) regulation 1(3) of the Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Licensing etc.) Regulations 2010; or\n(ii) regulation 1(3) of the Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Licensing etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2011; and\n(c) in relation to offshore hydrogen production, means the person in control of the installation;”;\n(iv) after the definition of “notified” insert—\n““offshore hydrogen operations” means all activities associated with an offshore installation relating to offshore hydrogen production, including the design, planning, construction, operation and decommissioning of the installation;\n“offshore hydrogen production” means the production of hydrogen including any processes involved in its production;”;\n(v) for the definition of “operator” substitute—\n““operator”—\n(a) in relation to a production installation which extracts petroleum from beneath the seabed by means of a well, means an “installation operator” as defined in regulation 2(1) of the Offshore Petroleum Licensing (Offshore Safety Directive) Regulations 2015;\n(b) in relation to a production installation which is used for the conveyance of petroleum by means of a pipe, means an “installation operator” as defined in regulation 2(1) of the Offshore Petroleum Licensing (Offshore Safety Directive) Regulations 2015;\n(c) in relation to a production installation which is used for carbon capture, utilisation and storage, means an operator as defined in—\n(i) regulation 1(3) of the Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Licensing etc.) Regulations 2010; or\n(ii) regulation 1(3) of the Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Licensing etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2011; and\n(d) in relation to a production installation which is used for offshore hydrogen production, means a licensee;”;\n(vi) for the definition of “production installation” substitute—\n““production installation” means an installation which—\n(a) (i) extracts petroleum from beneath the seabed by means of a well;\n(ii) is used for the conveyance of petroleum by means of a pipe;\n(iii) is used for carbon capture, utilisation and storage; or\n(iv) is used for offshore hydrogen production; and\n(b) (i) includes a—\n(aa) non-production installation converted for use as a production installation for so long as it is so converted;\n(bb) production installation which has ceased production for so long as it is not converted to a non-production installation; and\n(cc) production installation which has not come into use; and\n(ii) does not include an installation which, for a period of no more than 90 days, extracts petroleum from beneath the seabed for the purposes of well testing;”;\n(vii) in the definition of “relevant statutory provisions”, after “operations” insert “, CCUS operations and offshore hydrogen operations”;\n(viii) for the definition of “well operator” substitute—\n““well operator”—\n(a) in relation to a well used for the injection of carbon dioxide for the purposes of storage or associated activities or for the storage of hydrogen and associated activities, means the licensee;\n(b) in relation to all other uses, including a proposed well, has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Offshore Petroleum Licensing (Offshore Safety Directive) Regulations 2015.”;\n(b) in paragraph (10), after “together with”, insert “, in the case of offshore oil and gas operations,”.\n(3) In regulation 6 (capacity of operator to meet requirements)—\n(a) in paragraph (1) omit the words from “within” to the end (including the brackets);\n(b) after paragraph (2) insert—\n“(3) In this regulation “licensing authority”—\n(a) in relation to petroleum extraction and conveyance, means the “licensing authority” within the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Offshore Petroleum Licensing (Offshore Safety Directive) Regulations 2015;\n(b) in relation to carbon capture, utilisation and storage, means—\n(i) in England, “the authority” within the meaning given in regulation 1(3) of the Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Licensing etc.) Regulations 2010; and\n(ii) in Scotland, “the authority” within the meaning given in regulation 1(3) of the Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Licensing etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2011.”.\n(4) In regulation 7(6)(a) (corporate major accident prevention policy), after “operations” insert “, CCUS operations or offshore hydrogen operations, as appropriate”.\n(5) In regulation 15 (design and relocation notifications for production installation)—\n(a) in paragraph (2), after “completed” insert “, for a production installation which extracts petroleum from beneath the seabed by means of a well or is used for the conveyance of petroleum by means of a pipe,”;\n(b) after paragraph (2) insert—\n“(2A) The duties in paragraph (1) must be completed, for a production installation which is used for carbon capture, utilisation and storage or for offshore hydrogen production, at such time as will enable the operator to take account in—\n(a) the design, and\n(b) the safety case prepared pursuant to regulation 17,\nof any matters raised by the competent authority within three months (or such shorter period as the competent authority may specify) of that time.”;\n(c) in paragraph (4), after “completed” insert “, for a production installation which extracts petroleum from beneath the seabed by means of a well or is used for the conveyance of petroleum by means of a pipe,”;\n(d) after paragraph (4) insert—\n“(4A) The duties in paragraph (3) must be completed, for a production installation which is used for carbon capture, utilisation and storage or for offshore hydrogen production, at such time as will enable the operator to take account of any matters raised by the competent authority within three months (or such shorter period as the competent authority may specify) of that time.”.\n(6) In regulation 16(4) (management and control of major accident hazards), after “must include”, insert “, in the case of offshore oil and gas operations,”.\n(7) In regulation 27(3)(b) and (4) (keeping of documents), after “operations”, in both places it occurs, insert “, CCUS operations or offshore hydrogen operations”.\n(8) In regulation 31 (communication of national arrangements for confidential reporting of safety concerns etc.)—\n(a) in paragraph (1)(a), after “operations” insert “, CCUS operations and offshore hydrogen operations”;\n(b) in paragraph (2)(b), after “operations” insert “, CCUS operations or offshore hydrogen operations”.\n(9) In regulation 32 (2) (standards and guidance on best practice), after “operations” insert “, CCUS operations or offshore hydrogen operations, as appropriate”.\n(10) In regulation 34(1) (information on operations conducted outside of the European Union, Great Britain and external waters), after “operations” insert “, CCUS operations or offshore hydrogen operations”.\n(11) In paragraph 9 of Schedule 1 (particulars to be addressed in a corporate major accident prevention policy), after “operations” insert “, CCUS operations or offshore hydrogen operations”.\n(12) In paragraph 22 of Schedule 6 (particulars to be included in a safety case for the operation of a production installation), at the beginning, insert “In the case of offshore oil and gas operations,”.\n(13) In paragraph 18 of Schedule 7 (particulars to be included in a safety case for a non-production installation), at the beginning, insert “In the case of offshore oil and gas operations,”.\n(14) In paragraph 5 of Schedule 11 (matters to be considered in preparing and revising standards and guidance on best practice in relation to the control of major hazards), after “operations” insert “, CCUS operations or offshore hydrogen operations, as appropriate”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2015/398, amended by S.I. 2016/912, 2017/238 and 2018/1370; there are other amendments not relevant to these Regulations."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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