(1)The Secretary of State may make regulations for the safety, health and welfare of persons on offshore installations in [F2controlled waters], and generally, and whether or not by way of supplementing the preceding sections of this Act, for the safety of such installations and the prevention of accidents on or near them.
(2)The regulations may have effect as respects—
(a)persons whether or not present in the course of their employment,
(b)the transport of persons and things to or from an installation,
(c)vessels, aircraft or hovercraft in the neighbourhood of an installation, . . . F3
[F3(cc)vessels on which accommodation is provided for persons who work on or from installations, and]
(d)any operation or work whether on or near an installation, or in the water, or on or below the shore or bed of the sea or other waters.
(3)Without prejudice to the generality of the preceding provisions of this section, the regulations may provide for any of the matters set out in the Schedule to this Act, and may contain such supplemental or incidental provisions as appear to the Secretary of State to be expedient.
(4)The Secretary of State may appoint as inspectors to discharge the functions conferred by the regulations, and generally to assist the Secretary of State in the execution of this Act, such number of persons appearing to him to be qualified for the purpose as he may from time to time consider necessary or expedient, and may make to or in respect of any person so appointed such payments by way of remuneration, allowance or other payments as the Secretary of State may with the approval of the Minister for the Civil Service determine.
[F4(5)If an inquiry is held in pursuance of regulations under this Act into an accident which causes the death of any person, no inquiry with regard to that death shall, unless the Lord Advocate otherwise directs, be held in pursuance of the M1Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths Inquiry (Scotland) Act 1976.]
Subordinate Legislation Made
P1S. 6 for exercises of this power see Index to Government Orders
P2S. 6: ss. 2 and 6 (with ss. 4(1)(4), 5(7), 12 and Sch. paras. 11 and 12) power exercised by S.I. 1991/679.
P3S. 6(1)(3)(with para. 5(2) of the Schedule) power exercised by S.I. 1991/308
Textual Amendments
F1S. 6 repealed (23.8.1993)(E.W.S.) by S.I. 1993/1823, reg. 3(1)(e)(with reg. 6(1))
F2Words substituted by Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982 (c. 23, SIF 86), s. 37, Sch. 3 para. 8
F3S. 6(2) the word “and” immediately following sub-para. (c) is repealed and after that para. there is inserted para. (cc) by Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982 (c. 23, SIF 86), s. 37, Sch. 3 para. 10, Sch. 4
F4S. 6(5) added by Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths Inquiry (Scotland) Act 1976 (c. 14), Sch. 1 para. 3
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 6 explained by Petroleum and Submarine Pipe-lines Act 1975 (c. 74), s. 44(5)
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