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25.—(1) Regulation 2(1) (interpretation) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2) In paragraph (1)—
(a)omit the definition of “the 1995 Order”;
(b)after the definition of “the 1995 Regulations” insert—
““the 2013 Order” means the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application outside Great Britain) Order 2013;
“the 2015 Regulations” means the Offshore Installations (Offshore Safety Directive) (Safety Case etc.) Regulations 2015;”;
(c)after the definition of “the Executive” insert—
““external waters” means the territorial sea adjacent to Great Britain and any area designated by order under section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964;”;
(d)for the definition of “licensee” substitute—
““licensee”—
in relation to a well in Great Britain and any activity in relation to that well, means any person to whom a licence to search and bore for and get petroleum is granted pursuant to section 2 of the Petroleum (Production) Act 1934 or section 3 of the Petroleum Act 1998; and
in relation to a well in external waters and any activity in relation to that well, means an offshore licensee as defined in regulation 2(1) of the Offshore Petroleum Licensing (Offshore Safety Directive) Regulations 2015;”; and
(e)in the definition of “safety case” after “the 2005 Regulations” insert “ or regulation 2(2) of the 2015 Regulations ”;
(f)for the definition of “well operator” substitute—
““well operator”—
in relation to a well in Great Britain, means the person appointed by the licensee for the well to execute the function of organising and supervising all operations to be carried out by means of such well or, where no such person has been appointed, the licensee; and
in relation to a well in external waters, has the meaning given in regulation 2 of the Offshore Petroleum Licensing (Offshore Safety Directive) Regulations 2015;”.
(3) In paragraph (4) omit—
(a)the “and” immediately following sub-paragraph (a)(ii); and
(b)sub-paragraph (b).
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