# The Offshore Petroleum Activities (Oil Pollution Prevention and Control) (Amendment) Regulations 2011, Regulation 7: Amendment of the 2005 Regulations


In regulation 4 (grant or refusal and contents of permits)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (2) for “accidents” substitute “incidents”;
(b) for paragraph (3), substitute —
“(3) A permit may be granted for a period specified in the permit or without limit of time.”; and
(c) after paragraph (4) insert—
“(5) Where a permit is granted, the Secretary of State must send the permit to the applicant.
(6) Where a permit is refused, the Secretary of State must send notice of such refusal to the applicant.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/983/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/offshore-petroleum-activities-oil-pollution-prevention-and-control-amendment-regulations-2011/regulation-7
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