# The Energy Act 2008 (Consequential Modifications) (Offshore Environmental Protection) Order 2010, Article 9: Offshore Petroleum Activities (Oil Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2005

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) The Offshore Petroleum Activities (Oil Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2005 have effect as follows.
(2) The Regulations apply to an installation or pipeline established or maintained for the purpose of an activity within section 2(3) or section 17(2) as they apply to an offshore installation as defined in regulation 2.
(3) However, in relation to any installation or pipeline established or maintained for the purpose of an activity within section 2(3) or section 17(2), any reference in those Regulations to the relevant area does not include areas (or places above and below them) comprised in the territorial sea adjacent to Scotland or Wales.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/1513/article/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2008-consequential-modifications-offshore-environmental-protection-order-2010/article-9
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