Regulation 3 Meaning of “offshore installation”I1

for the exploitation, or exploration with a view to exploitation, of mineral resources by means of a well;

for offshore hydrogen production;

for the storage of gas in or under the shore or bed of relevant waters or the recovery of gas so stored;

for the conveyance of things by means of a pipe;

for undertaking activities that involve mechanically entering the pressure containment boundary of a well; or

F3primarily for the provision of accommodation for persons who work on or from a structure falling within any of the provisions of this paragraph,

a structure which is connected with dry land by a permanent structure providing access at all times and for all purposes;

a well;

a structure or device which does not project above the sea at any state of the tide;

a mobile structure which has ceased to be used for any of the purposes specified in paragraph (1), and has since been used for a purpose not so specified;

a fixed structure which has ceased to be used for any of the purposes specified in paragraph (1), for so long as it is used for a purpose not so specified;

a mobile structure which has been taken out of use and is not F7yet being moved with a view to its being used for any of the purposes specified in paragraph (1); and

any part of a pipeline.

any well for the time being connected to it by pipe or cable;

such part of any pipeline connected to it as is within 500 metres of any part of its main structure;

any apparatus or works which are situated—