# The Pipelines Safety Regulations 1996, Regulation 2: Interpretation

Extent: E+W+S

(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
“dangerous fluid” has the meaning given by regulation 18(2);
“emergency shut-down valve” means a valve which is capable of adequately blocking the flow of fluid within the pipeline at the point at which it is incorporated;
“the Executive” means the Health and Safety Executive;
“fluid” includes a mixture of fluids;
“local authority” means—
(a)in relation to England, a county council, a council having the functions of a county council, the London Fire Commissioner, a metropolitan county fire and civil defence authority, or the Council for the Isles of Scilly;
(b)in relation to Scotland, the council for a local government area; and
(c)in relation to Wales, a county council or a county borough council;
“major accident” means death or serious injury involving a dangerous fluid;
“major accident hazard pipeline” has the meaning given by regulation 18(1);
“operator”, in relation to a pipeline means—
(a)the person who is to have or (once fluid is conveyed) has control over the conveyance of fluid in the pipeline;
(b)until that person is known (should there be a case where at a material time he is not yet known) the person who is to commission or (where commissioning has started) commissions the design and construction of the pipeline;
(c)when a pipeline is no longer, or is not for the time being used, the person last having control over the conveyance of fluid in it;
“pipeline” shall be construed in accordance with regulation 3.
(2) Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in these Regulations to—
(a) a numbered regulation or Schedule is a reference to the regulation or Schedule in these Regulations so numbered; and
(b) a numbered paragraph is reference to the paragraph so numbered in the regulation or Schedule in which the reference appears.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/825/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pipelines-safety-regulations-1996/regulation-2
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