The Explosives (Appointment of Authorities and Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

1.—(1) In this Schedule— N.I.

“activity” includes a diving project and standing a vessel by;

“designated area” means any area designated by Order under section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act(1) and “within a designated area” includes over and under it;

“diving project” has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 2(1) of the Diving at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005(2) save that it includes an activity in which a person takes part as a diver wearing an atmospheric pressure suit and without breathing in air or other gas at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure;

“gas importation and storage zone” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(5) of the Energy Act(3);

“offshore installation” shall be construed in accordance with paragraph 2(2) and (3);

“supplementary unit” means a fixed or floating structure, other than a vessel, for providing energy, information or substances to an offshore installation;

“vessel” includes a hovercraft and any floating structure which is capable of being navigated.

(2) For the purposes of this Schedule, any structures and devices on top of a well shall be treated as forming part of the well.

(3) Any reference in this Schedule to premises and activities includes a reference to any person, article or substance on those premises or engaged in, or, as the case may be, used or for use in connection with any such activity, but does not include a reference to an aircraft which is airborne.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 2 para. 1 in operation at 1.6.2015, see reg. 1(2)

(1)

1964 c.29; section 1 was amended by the Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982 (1982 c.23), section 37 and Schedule 3, paragraph 1

(2)

S.R. 2005/45, as amended by S.R. 2007/247

(3)

2008 c.32