The Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation Convention) Regulations 1998

Application

3.—(1) In their application to harbours and oil handling facilities these Regulations apply to:

(a) any harbour for which there is a statutory harbour authority having an annual turnover, as defined in the Schedule hereto, of more than £1 million;

(b) any other harbour, and any oil handling facility, offering berths alongside, on buoys or at anchor, to ships of over 400 GT or oil tankers of over 150 GT;

(c) any other harbour, and any oil handling facility, in respect of which the Secretary of State has served the harbour authority or operator (as the case may be) with a notice stating that he is of the opinion that maritime activities are undertaken at that harbour or facility which involve a significant risk of discharge of over 10 tonnes of oil; and

(d) any other harbour or oil handling facility in respect of which the Secretary of State has served the harbour authority or operator (as the case may be) a notice stating that he is of the opinion that it is located in an area of significant environmental sensitivity, or in an area where a discharge of oil or other substances could cause significant economic damage.

(2) In their application to offshore installations, these Regulations apply to every offshore installation in United Kingdom waters and in any area designated under the Continental Shelf Act 1964(1).

(1)

1964 c. 29.