Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the 2004 Act” means the Energy Act 2004^f1;

• “the 2016 Act” means the Scotland Act 2016;

• “approved decommissioning programme” means a decommissioning programme approved in accordance with section 106 of the 2004 Act (approval of decommissioning programmes);

• “existing installation” has the meaning given in regulation 5 (meaning of existing installation);

• “existing statutory consent” means a consent, licence or approval required by or under any enactment and issued in relation to the offshore installation, or part of that installation, before 1st April 2017;

• “financial security” means any security to be provided in relation to the carrying out of a decommissioning programme in accordance with section 106(4) of the 2004 Act; and

• “relevant date” has the meaning given in regulation 6 (determination of relevant date).