Regulation 3 Application

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), these Regulations shall apply—

(a)

in Great Britain; and

(b)

F1except for regulation 18, to and in relation to installations, wells and activities outside Great Britain to which sections 1 to 59 and 80 to 82 of the 1974 Act apply by virtue of F2articles 4(1) and (2) and 5 of the 2013 Order.

(2)

These Regulations shall apply to a well in Great Britain, and activities in relation to it, only if—

(a)

it is drilled from an installation; or

(b)

it is drilled with a view to the extraction of petroleum.

(3)

In paragraph (2) “petroleum" means any mineral oil or relative hydrocarbon and natural gas existing in its natural condition in strata, but does not include coal or bituminous shales or other stratified deposits from which oil can be extracted by destructive distillation.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 3(1)(b) 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. 26(a) (with reg. 4(2), Sch. 14)
F2: Words in reg. 3(1)(b) substituted (19.7.2015) by The Offshore Installations (Offshore Safety Directive) (Safety Case etc.) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/398), reg. 1, Sch. 13 para. 26(b) (with reg. 4(2), Sch. 14)