{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/offshore-environmental-civil-sanctions-regulations-2018/regulation-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/offshore-environmental-civil-sanctions-regulations-2018/regulation-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2018/800",
  "legislation_title": "The Offshore Environmental Civil Sanctions Regulations 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/offshore-environmental-civil-sanctions-regulations-2018",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In these Regulations—\n“fixed monetary penalty” has the meaning given in regulation 4(3);\n“FMP offence” has the meaning given in regulation 4(2);\n“non-compliance penalty” has the meaning given in regulation 18(3);\n“relevant permit” means any of the following—\n(a)a permit within the meaning of the Offshore Chemicals Regulations 2002 (authorisation to use or discharge an offshore chemical);\n(b)a permit within the meaning of the Offshore Petroleum Activities (Oil Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2005 (authorisation to discharge oil);\n(c)a permit within the meaning of the Offshore Combustion Installations (Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2013 (written permission to operate an offshore combustion installation);\n(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;\n(d)\nthe 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;\n“Tribunal” means the First-tier Tribunal ;\n“variable monetary penalty” has the meaning given in regulation 11(3);\n“VMP offence” has the meaning given in regulation 11(2).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "S.I. 2002/1355; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2005/2055 and 2011/982. “Permit” is defined in regulation 2(1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "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."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "S.I. 2013/971. “Permit” is defined in regulation 2(1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M4",
      "text": "The First-tier Tribunal was established by section 3(1) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c.15)."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 2 in force at 1.10.2018, see reg. 1(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/800/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:55:59.160924+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}