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The Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 2005

S.I. 2005/3117 · Made 9 November 2005 · Extends to United Kingdom

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OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS

Made 9th November 2005

Laid before Parliament 17th November 2005

Coming into force 6th April 2006

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 15(1), (2), (3)(a), (4)(a), (5)(b), (6)(b), and 82(3)(a) of, and paragraphs 1(1)(c) and (2), 8(1), 9, 14, 15(1) and 16 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 M1 (“the 1974 Act”) and section 1(2) of the Offshore Safety Act 1992 M2 and for the purpose of giving effect without modifications to proposals submitted to him by the Health and Safety Commission under section 11(2)(d) of the 1974 Act after the carrying out of consultations by the said Commission in accordance with section 50(3) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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Marginal citations

M1

1974 c. 37; sections 15(1) and 50(3) were amended by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71), Schedule 16, paragraphs 6 and 16(3) respectively.

M2

1992 c. 15.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Communication and storage of information by electronic means
  4. 4Application
  5. 5Duties of licensee
  6. 6Design and relocation notifications for production installation
  7. 7Safety case for production installation
  8. 8Safety case for non-production installation
  9. 9Design notification and safety case for non-production installation to be converted
  10. 10Notification of combined operations
  11. 11Safety case for dismantling fixed installation
  12. 12Management of health and safety and control of major accident hazards
  13. 13Review of safety case
  14. 14Revision of safety case
  15. 15Power of Executive in relation to safety cases and related documents
  16. 16Duty to conform with safety case
  17. 17Notification of well operations
  18. 18Keeping of documents
  19. 19Verification schemes
  20. 20Review and revision of verification schemes
  21. 21Continuing effect of verification schemes
  22. 22Defence
  23. 23Exemptions
  24. 24Appeals
  25. 24AReview
  26. 25Amendments
  27. 26Revocation
  28. 27Transitional provisions Repealed
  29. Signature
  30. Schedule 1: PARTICULARS TO BE INCLUDED IN A DESIGN NOTIFICATION OR A RELOCATION NOTIFICATION
  31. 1Paragraph 1
  32. 2Paragraph 2
  33. 3Paragraph 3
  34. 4Paragraph 4
  35. 5Paragraph 5
  36. 6Paragraph 6
  37. 7Paragraph 7
  38. 8Paragraph 8
  39. 9Paragraph 9
  40. 10Paragraph 10
  41. Schedule 2: PARTICULARS TO BE INCLUDED IN A SAFETY CASE FOR THE OPERATION OF A PRODUCTION INSTALLATION
  42. 1Paragraph 1
  43. 2Paragraph 2
  44. 3Paragraph 3
  45. 4Paragraph 4
  46. 5Paragraph 5
  47. 6Paragraph 6
  48. 7Paragraph 7
  49. 8Paragraph 8
  50. 9Paragraph 9
  51. 10Paragraph 10
  52. 11Paragraph 11
  53. 12Paragraph 12
  54. 13Paragraph 13
  55. 14Paragraph 14
  56. Schedule 3: PARTICULARS TO BE INCLUDED IN A SAFETY CASE FOR A NON-PRODUCTION INSTALLATION
  57. 1Paragraph 1
  58. 2Paragraph 2
  59. 3Paragraph 3
  60. 4Paragraph 4
  61. 5Paragraph 5
  62. 6Paragraph 6
  63. 7Paragraph 7
  64. 8Paragraph 8
  65. 9Paragraph 9
  66. 10Paragraph 10
  67. 11Paragraph 11
  68. 12Paragraph 12
  69. 13Paragraph 13
  70. Schedule 4: PARTICULARS TO BE INCLUDED IN A NOTIFICATION OF COMBINED OPERATIONS
  71. 1Paragraph 1
  72. 2Paragraph 2
  73. 3Paragraph 3
  74. 4Paragraph 4
  75. 5Paragraph 5
  76. Schedule 5: PARTICULARS TO BE INCLUDED IN A CURRENT SAFETY CASE IN RESPECT OF THE DISMANTLING OF A FIXED INSTALLATION
  77. 1Paragraph 1
  78. 2Paragraph 2
  79. 3Paragraph 3
  80. 4Paragraph 4
  81. 5Paragraph 5
  82. 6Paragraph 6
  83. 7Paragraph 7
  84. Schedule 6: PARTICULARS TO BE INCLUDED IN A NOTIFICATION OF WELL OPERATIONS
  85. 1Paragraph 1
  86. 2Paragraph 2
  87. 3Paragraph 3
  88. 4Paragraph 4
  89. 5Paragraph 5
  90. 6Paragraph 6
  91. 7Paragraph 7
  92. 8Paragraph 8
  93. 9Paragraph 9
  94. 10Paragraph 10
  95. Schedule 7: MATTERS TO BE PROVIDED FOR IN A VERIFICATION SCHEME
  96. 1Paragraph 1
  97. 2Paragraph 2
  98. 3Paragraph 3
  99. 4Paragraph 4
  100. 5Paragraph 5
  101. 6Paragraph 6
  102. Schedule 8: APPEALS
  103. Part 1
  104. 1Paragraph 1
  105. 2Paragraph 2
  106. 3Paragraph 3
  107. 4Paragraph 4
  108. 5Paragraph 5
  109. Part 2
  110. 6Paragraph 6
  111. 7Paragraph 7
  112. 8Paragraph 8
  113. 9Paragraph 9
  114. 10Paragraph 10
  115. 11Paragraph 11
  116. Schedule 9: AMENDMENTS
  117. 1Paragraph 1
  118. 2Paragraph 2
  119. 3Paragraph 3
  120. 4Paragraph 4
  121. 5Paragraph 5
  122. 6Paragraph 6
  123. 7Paragraph 7
  124. Explanatory note