{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/offshore-petroleum-activities-oil-pollution-prevention-and-control-regulations-2005/regulation-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/offshore-petroleum-activities-oil-pollution-prevention-and-control-regulations-2005/regulation-7.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2005/2055",
  "legislation_title": "The Offshore Petroleum Activities (Oil Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/offshore-petroleum-activities-oil-pollution-prevention-and-control-regulations-2005",
  "path": "regulation/7",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Variation of permit terms and conditions",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State may, whenever she thinks fit, review the terms and conditions attached to any permit and, when an application is made in accordance with paragraph (2), she shall review the terms and conditions attached to the permit in question.\n(2) A permit holder may apply in writing for a variation of the terms and conditions of a permit.\n(3) Where, having conducted a review in accordance with paragraph (1), the Secretary of State considers that the terms and conditions of a permit should be varied, she shall give notice to the permit holder in writing of her intention to vary those terms and conditions.\n(4) Subject to paragraph (5), a notice given by the Secretary of State pursuant to paragraph (3) shall—\n(a) provide details of the proposed variation; and\n(b) specify the date (“the relevant date”) on which the proposed variation is to take effect.\n(5) Where the Secretary of State proposes to vary the terms and conditions of a permit otherwise than in accordance with an application made under paragraph (2)—\n(a) the relevant date shall be not less than 14 days after the date on which notice is given pursuant to paragraph (3);\n(b) the permit holder shall be entitled to make representations in writing as to whether, and if so, how the terms and conditions should be varied;\n(c) where no representations under sub-paragraph (b) are received prior to the relevant date, the variation shall have effect on that date; and\n(d) where representations under sub-paragraph (b) are received prior to the relevant date, the Secretary of State shall consider them in determining whether or not to vary the terms and conditions as originally notified pursuant to paragraph (3) and may determine that revised terms and conditions shall come into effect on a date later than the relevant date.\n(6) Where an application is made under paragraph (2) and the Secretary of State decides not to vary the terms and conditions of the permit in question, she shall give notice in writing of her decision to the permit holder.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words omitted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2011/983",
      "affecting_title": "The Offshore Petroleum Activities (Oil Pollution Prevention and Control) (Amendment) Regulations 2011"
    },
    {
      "type": "words omitted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2011/983",
      "affecting_title": "The Offshore Petroleum Activities (Oil Pollution Prevention and Control) (Amendment) Regulations 2011"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2055/regulation/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:54:54.728267+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}