Paragraph 3 I1
Northern Ireland
In the Offshore Installations (Prevention of Fire and Explosion, and Emergency Response) Regulations (Northern Ireland)1995f1—
in regulation 2(1)—
omit the definition of “concession owner”;
for the definition of “duty holder”, substitute—
““duty holder” means—
- (a)
in relation to a production installation, the operator; and
- (b)
in relation to a non-production installation, the owner;”;
omit the definition of “fixed installation”;
after the definition of “installation”, insert—
““licensee” means any person to whom a licence to search and bore for and get petroleum in respect of any area within relevant waters is granted pursuant to section 3 of the Petroleum Act 1998;”;
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omit the definition of “mobile installation”;
after the definition of “muster areas”, insert—
““non-production installation” means an installation other than a production installation;”;
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for the definition of “owner”, substitute—
““owner” means the person who controls the operation of a non-production installation;”;
after the definition of “personal protective equipment”, insert—
““petroleum”—
- (a)
includes any mineral oil or relative hydrocarbon and natural gas, whether or not existing in its natural condition in strata; and
- (b)
does not include coal or bituminous shales or other stratified deposits from which oil can be extracted by destructive distillation; and
“production installation” means an installation which—
- (a)
extracts petroleum from beneath the sea-bed by means of a well;
- (b)
stores gas in or under the shore or bed of relevant waters or recovers gas so stored; or
- (c)
is used for the conveyance of things by means of a pipe,
and—
(d)includes a—
(i)non-production installation converted for use as a production installation for so long as it is so converted;
(ii)production installation which has ceased production for so long as it is not converted to a non-production installation; and
(iii)production installation which has not come into use; and
(e)does not include an installation which, for a period of no more than 90 days, extracts petroleum from beneath the sea-bed for the purposes of well testing;”;
in regulation 17 (arrangements for recovery and rescue) before the word “include” insert “shall”;
omit paragraphs (2) to (8) of regulation 19 (suitability and condition of plant); and
omit regulation 24 (amendment of the Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993).
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Sch. 10 para. 3(a)(v) revoked (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 Pt. 2 (with reg. 4(2), Sch. 15)
- F2
Sch. 10 para. 3(a)(viii) revoked (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 Pt. 2 (with reg. 4(2), Sch. 15)
Commencement
- I1
Sch. 10 para. 3 in operation at 21.5.2007, see reg. 1
Footnotes
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S.R. 1995 No. 345, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations