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59. After regulation 8 (review of directions given by the Secretary of State) of the Offshore Petroleum Activities (Conservation of Habitats) Regulations 2001(1), insert—
8A.—(1) Where, before the date on which a site becomes a relevant site, the Secretary of State or the OGA has made an existing decision in respect of a plan or project to which regulation 5(1) (appropriate assessments) would apply if it were to be considered at that date, the Secretary of State shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, review that decision.
(2) The Secretary of State, for the purpose of carrying out the review under paragraph (1)—
(a)shall make an appropriate assessment of the implications for the site in view of the site’s conservation objectives and the provisions of regulation 5(2) shall apply; and
(b)may require a person to whom the existing decision applies to provide such information as the Secretary of State might reasonably require to enable the review to be carried out.
(3) Where the Secretary of State reviews an existing decision under this regulation, the Secretary of State shall—
(a)where the existing decision was made by the OGA or is treated as made by the OGA(2), notify the OGA as to the outcome of the review and whether the OGA must affirm, revoke or modify the decision (and where the outcome is that the decision is to be modified, include details of the modifications to be made); or
(b)where the existing decision was made by the Secretary of State, affirm, modify or revoke the decision.
(4) Nothing in this regulation—
(a)requires a review where a site is a relevant site by reason of paragraph (c) of the definition of “relevant site” in regulation 2(1) (interpretation); or
(b)affects anything done in pursuance of the existing decision before the date this regulation comes into force.
(5) In this regulation and regulation 8B, “an existing decision” means a consent, authorisation or approval.
8B.—(1) This regulation applies where an existing decision falls to be reviewed under regulation 8A.
(2) In considering whether the continuance of a plan or project would adversely affect the integrity of the relevant site, the provisions of regulation 5(3) and regulation 6(1) to (3) apply with the appropriate modifications in relation to the decision on the review.
(3) The existing decision may be affirmed if it appears to the Secretary of State that action taken or to be taken will secure that the plan or project does not adversely affect the integrity of the relevant site.
(4) Where the avoidance of an adverse effect on the integrity of a relevant site may be secured in a number of ways, the Secretary of State shall seek to ensure that the action to be taken is the least onerous to those affected.
(5) Any modification or revocation under regulation 8A(4) shall be carried out under existing statutory procedures where such procedures exist.”.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 59 in force at 16.5.2017, see reg. 1
60. For article 3(5) of the Energy Act 2008 (Consequential Modifications) (Offshore Environmental Protection) Order 2010(3), substitute—
“(5) Regulations 5, 7, and 20A apply to an Energy Act licence that has been or is to be granted by the Oil and Gas Authority as they apply to a Petroleum Act licence, and for the purposes of those regulations and for regulation 8A, “consent” also includes a consent granted by the Secretary of State or the Oil and Gas Authority pursuant to an Energy Act licence, including any consent required pursuant to the Offshore Petroleum Production and Pipe-lines (Assessment of Environmental Effects) Regulations 1999.”.
Commencement Information
I2Reg. 60 in force at 16.5.2017, see reg. 1
61.—(1) The Offshore Petroleum Licensing (Offshore Safety Directive) Regulations 2015(4) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—
(a)after the definition of “major accident”, insert—
““obligation” includes a prohibition where relevant;”; and
(b)for the definition of “prospective offshore licensee”, substitute—
““prospective offshore licensee” means a person in respect of whom an application has been made to the licensing authority—
for the grant of an offshore licence to that person; or
for consent to a transfer of an offshore licence to that person (whether or not after the transfer the licence will be held jointly with another person, including an existing licence holder),
where that application has not been determined;.”.
(3) For regulation 11(1), substitute—
“(1) The licensing authority may require an offshore licensee, prospective offshore licensee, operator or proposed operator to provide it with information—
(a)relevant for the performance of the licensing authority’s functions under regulation 3(1), 3(4) or 6(1); or
(b)relating to compliance with any obligation applying to that person under regulation 4, 5(1), 5(5), 8(6), or 9.”.
Commencement Information
I3Reg. 61 in force at 16.5.2017, see reg. 1
S.I. 2001/1754. This instrument was amended by S.I. 2007/77, S.I. 2007/1842, S.I. 2010/1513, S.I. 2015/1431, S.I. 2016/ 529, S.I. 2016/912 and S.I. 2016/1042 and should be read with the modifications made by article 3 of S.I. 2010/1513.
A decision made by the Secretary of State may, in certain circumstances, be treated as having being made by the OGA by virtue of regulation 2(2) of the Energy (Transfer of Functions, Consequential Amendments and Revocation) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/912).
S.I. 2010/1513. Article 3 of this instrument was amended by S.I. 2010/912 and SI 2016/1042.
S.I. 2015/385, amended by the Energy Act 2016 c. 20, Schedule 1, paragraph 81. There are other amendments which are not relevant.
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