The Offshore Installations (Offshore Safety Directive) (Safety Case etc.) Regulations 2015

Health and Safety and Nuclear (Fees) Regulations 2015

42.—(1) The Health and Safety and Nuclear (Fees) Regulations 2015(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 14 (fees payable in respect of offshore installations)—

(a) in paragraph (2) after “2005 Regulations” insert “or the 2015 Regulations”.

(b) in paragraph (3)—

(i) after the definition of “the 2005 Regulations” insert—

““the 2015 Regulations” means the Offshore Installations (Offshore Safety Directive) (Safety Case etc.) Regulations 2015;”;

(ii) in the definition of “installation”, “current safety case”, “safety case” and “owner”—

(aa) after “owner” insert “, in a case concerning the 2005 Regulations”; and

(bb) after “those Regulations” omit “and” and insert “or, in a case concerning the 2015 Regulations, have the same meanings as in the 2015 Regulations”;

(iii) for the definition of “operator” substitute—

““operator”—

(a)

in a case concerning the 2005 Regulations has the meaning—

(i)

in the case of the dismantling of a fixed installation under regulation 11 of those Regulations, given in regulation 11(4) of those Regulations;

(ii)

in any other case, given in regulation 2(1) of those Regulations in relation to a production installation;

(b)

in a case concerning the 2015 Regulations, has the meaning given in those Regulations; and”

(iv) after the definition of “operator” insert—

““competent authority” has the meaning given in the 2015 Regulations.”

(3) In Schedule 10 (fees payable in respect of offshore installations) after the final entry in the Table insert—

“Assessing a design notification (sent to the competent authority pursuant to regulation 15(1) or 19(1) of the 2015 Regulations) for the purpose of deciding whether to raise matters relating to health and safety and raising such matters	The operator or owner who sent the design notification to the competent authority pursuant to that provision
Assessing a relocation notification (sent to the competent authority pursuant to regulation 15(3) of the 2015 Regulations) for the purpose of deciding whether to raise matters relating to health and safety and raising such matters	The operator who sent the relocation notification to the competent authority pursuant to that provision
Assessing a safety case or a revision to a current safety case (sent to the competent pursuant to any provision of the 2015 Regulations) for the purpose of deciding whether to accept that safety case or revision and accepting any such safety case or revision	The operator or owner who sent the safety case or revision to the competent authority pursuant to that provision
Providing advice with respect to the preparation of a safety case or a revision to a current safety case which is proposed to be sent to the competent authority pursuant to any provision of the 2015 Regulations	The operator or owner who has requested that advice
Assessing whether to grant an exemption pursuant to regulation 35 of the 2015 Regulations and granting any such exemption	The operator or owner who has requested the exemption”

(1)

S.I. 2015/363.