The Energy (Transfer of Functions, Consequential Amendments and Revocation) Regulations 2016

Offshore Chemicals Regulations 2002

9.—(1) The Offshore Chemicals Regulations 2002(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), in paragraph (a) of the definition of “offshore petroleum activities”, after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Oil and Gas Authority”.

(3) In regulation 7(2)(b) (publicity for permit applications), for “Secretary of State” substitute “Oil and Gas Authority”.

(4) After regulation 19 (service of notices), insert—

“Review

19A.— (1) The Secretary of State must from time to time—

(a) carry out a review of regulations 2 to 19 of these Regulations;

(b) set out the conclusions of the review in a report; and

(c) publish the report.

(2) The report must in particular—

(a) set out the objectives intended to be achieved by those regulations;

(b) assess the extent to which those objectives are achieved;

(c) assess whether those objectives remain appropriate and, if so, the extent to which they could be achieved in a less burdensome way.

(3) The first report under this regulation must be published before the end of the period of five years beginning with the day on which this regulation comes into force.

(4) Subsequent reports under this regulation must be published at intervals not exceeding five years.”.

(1)

S.I. 2002/1355, amended by S.I. 2005/2055, 2010/1513 and 2011/982; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.