The Submarine Pipe-lines (Inspectors etc.) Regulations 1977

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Petroleum and Submarine Pipe-lines Act 1975;

“inspector” means a person appointed as an inspector under section 27(1) of the Act or any other person acting on the direction of the Secretary of State in connection with the execution of Part III of the Act;

“owner”, in relation to a pipe-line in respect of which no person has been designated as its owner in pursuance of section 33(3) of the Act, means the person by whom the pipe-lines is, or is to be, used;

“pipe-line works” means works of any of the kinds specified in section 26(2) of the Act;

“proposed owner”, in relation to a proposed pipe-line in respect of which no person has been designated as its proposed owner in pursuance of section 33(3) of the Act, means the person for whom the pipe-line is to be constructed;

“vessel” includes an aircraft, a hovercraft and any floating structure.

(2) References in these Regulations to a pipe-line are to a controlled pipe-line of which an initial or terminal point is situated in the United Kingdom or controlled waters.

(3) The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply to the interpretation of these Regulations as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.