# The Offshore Installations and Pipeline Works (Management and Administration) Regulations 1995, Regulation 7: Restraint and putting ashore

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

(1) If an installation manager has reasonable cause to believe that it is necessary or expedient to do so for the purpose of securing the safety of the offshore installation or the safety or health of persons on or near it, he may take such measures against a person on the installation, including—
(a) restraint of his person; and
(b) putting him ashore in the United Kingdom as soon as is practicable thereafter,
as are reasonable.
(2) If it appears likely that a person will not be put ashore within twenty-four hours of being put under restraint, the installation manager shall forthwith give notice to the duty holder of his being kept under restraint and of the reason for it.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/738/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/offshore-installations-and-pipeline-works-management-and-administration-regulations-1995/regulation-7
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