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Regulation 2 Interpretation

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

In these Regulations—

  • “fixed monetary penalty” has the meaning given in regulation 4(3);

  • “FMP offence” has the meaning given in regulation 4(2);

  • “non-compliance penalty” has the meaning given in regulation 18(3);

  • “relevant permit” means any of the following—

    1. (a)

      a permit within the meaning of the Offshore Chemicals Regulations 2002f1 (authorisation to use or discharge an offshore chemical);

    2. (b)

      a permit within the meaning of the Offshore Petroleum Activities (Oil Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2005f2(authorisation to discharge oil);

    3. (c)

      a permit within the meaning of the Offshore Combustion Installations (Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2013f3(written permission to operate an offshore combustion installation);

  • “Tribunal” means the First-tier Tribunalf4;

  • “variable monetary penalty” has the meaning given in regulation 11(3);

  • “VMP offence” has the meaning given in regulation 11(2).

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 2002/1355; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2005/2055 and 2011/982. “Permit” is defined in regulation 2(1).

f2

S.I. 2005/2055, amended by S.I. 2011/983; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant. “Permit” is defined in regulation 2.

f3

S.I. 2013/971. “Permit” is defined in regulation 2(1).

f4

The First-tier Tribunal was established by section 3(1) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c.15).