Regulation 6D Fees payable for approval of well or installation operatorsF1
A licensee must pay a fee where—
the licensee applies to the OGA for approval of the appointment of a well or installation operator; and
the OGA consults the competent authority under regulation 5(3) of the Offshore Safety Directive Regulations.
The amount of the fee under paragraph (1) is determined by the formula—
In paragraph (2), A is a reference to the sum of the fees charged by the competent authority when providing advice in accordance with the competent authority’s functions as a consultee under the following provisions—
section 13(6) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (powers of the Executive); and
regulation 13A of the Offshore Safety Directive Regulations (fees).
The licensee must pay any fee payable under paragraph (1) within 30 days of the OGA notifying the licensee of the determination of the application unless the OGA notifies the licensee in writing that the licensee may pay the fee at a later date.
Any fee payable under paragraph (1) is in addition to the fee payable for appointment of an operator under a petroleum licence under regulation 6.
In this regulation, “competent authority” means the Health and Safety Executive and the Secretary of State, acting jointly.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Regs. 6A-6D inserted (6.4.2017) by The Oil and Gas Authority (Fees and Petroleum Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/426), regs. 1, 2(7)
- F2
Reg. 6D(1)-(2A) substituted for reg. 6D(1)(2) (1.4.2026) by The Oil and Gas Authority (Levy and Fees) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/181), regs. 1(1), 10(9)