Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

United Kingdom

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 2002 M1 (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 2005 M2(authorisation to discharge oil);
3. (c)
  a permit within the meaning of the Offshore Combustion Installations (Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2013 M3(written permission to operate an offshore combustion installation);
4. (d)
  F1the Secretary of State's agreement to the grant of consent pursuant to the Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Production, Unloading and Storage (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2020;
(d)
the Secretary of State's agreement to the grant of consent pursuant to the Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Production, Unloading and Storage (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2020;
“Tribunal” means the First-tier Tribunal M4;
“variable monetary penalty” has the meaning given in regulation 11(3);
“VMP offence” has the meaning given in regulation 11(2).

Annotations

F1: Words in reg. 2 inserted (31.12.2020 immediately before 11 p.m.) by The Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Production, Unloading and Storage (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1497), regs. 1(1), 27(2) (with reg. 1(2)-(6), 20, 29)

M1: S.I. 2002/1355; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2005/2055 and 2011/982. “Permit” is defined in regulation 2(1).
M2: 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.
M3: S.I. 2013/971. “Permit” is defined in regulation 2(1).
M4: The First-tier Tribunal was established by section 3(1) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c.15).