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The Offshore Chemicals Regulations 2002
Environmental protection
Pollution
King's Printer of Acts of Parliament
2016-08-31
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
These Regulations are made under section 2 of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999. They establish a regime for the purpose of implementing the United Kingdom’s obligations under the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR) Decision (2000/2) on a Harmonised Mandatory Control System for the Use and Reduction of the Discharge of Offshore Chemicals in relation to offshore activities (defined in regulation 2).
The Offshore Chemicals Regulations 2002
Duration of permits9
A permit may be granted for a period specified in the permit or without limit of time.