15.—[F1(1) A person who uses, discharges or releases an offshore chemical shall provide the Secretary of State with such information as the Secretary of State may reasonably require for the purposes of performing the Secretary of State’s functions under these Regulations.
(1A) The permit holder or, if there is no permit holder, the operator shall without delay provide the Secretary of State with information, in such form and in such manner as the Secretary of State may direct, of—
(a)an incident resulting in the use of, or the discharge of, an offshore chemical save in accordance with the terms and conditions attached to a permit;
(b)an incident resulting in a release; or
(c)any other incident involving an offshore chemical where there has been, or may be, any significant effect on the environment by means of pollution.]
(2) For the purposes of this regulation “effect” includes any direct, indirect, secondary, cumulative, short, medium or long-term, permanent or temporary, or positive or negative effect.
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 15(1)(1A) substituted for reg. 15(1) (30.3.2011) by The Offshore Chemicals (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/982), regs. 1, 15