Regulation 14 Revision of safety caseI1
Northern Ireland
In addition to the other occasions on which a duty holder must revise a current safety case pursuant to these Regulations, a duty holder shall revise a current safety case—
when appropriate; and
when directed to do so by the Executive pursuant to regulation 15(1).
Revisions made under paragraph (1)(a) which make a material change to the current safety case shall not be effective unless—
the duty holder has sent a version of the current safety case which incorporates the proposed revisions, showing clearly where they are to be made, to the Executive—
at least 3 months, or such shorter period as the Executive may specify; or
where the revisions relate to a combined operation, at least 6 weeks, or such shorter period as the Executive may specify,
before the revisions are to be made; and
the Executive has accepted the revisions.
Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (2)—
no well operation shall constitute a material change;
no revision prepared or made pursuant to regulation 27 shall constitute a material change;
the movement of a production installation to a new location to be F1within internal waters there shall constitute a material change; and
the conversion of a production installation to enable it to be operated as a non-production installation shall constitute a material change,
to the current safety case for the purposes of paragraph (2).
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Words in reg. 14(3)(c) inserted (19.12.2016) by The Offshore Installations (Offshore Safety Directive) (Safety Case etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/406), reg. 1, Sch. 14 para. 41 (with reg. 4(2), Sch. 15)