Regulation 21B Notification of death or loss to the Registrar General of Shipping and SeamenF1
Where an obligation to make a return of death arises under regulation 21A, the manager of the relevant offshore installation must—
complete and sign Part 1 of a form of return of death (see Schedule 3); and
despatch the form to the duty holder as soon as is practicable and in any event within ten days of becoming aware of the death or loss to which the return relates.
Where a duty holder receives a form of return of death from a manager, the duty holder must within ten days of receipt complete Part 2 of the form and send the form duly signed (whether by or on behalf of the duty holder) to the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen.
Without prejudice to the preceding provisions of this regulation or to regulation 21E, a return of death which is not made within the periods specified in this regulation for making it is not invalid by reason only that it is not made within those periods.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Regs. 21A-21H inserted (19.7.2015) by The Offshore Installations (Offshore Safety Directive) (Safety Case etc.) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/398), reg. 1, Sch. 13 para. 14 (with reg. 4(2), Sch. 14)