Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 200511
1
The Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 200519 are amended as follows.
2
In the definition of “field development programme” in regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—
a
for “Department of Energy and Climate Change” substitute “Oil and Gas Authority”; and
b
for “Department of Energy and Climate Change’s” substitute “Oil and Gas Authority’s”.
3
In regulation 6(1) and (2) (design and relocation notifications for production installation), for “Department of Energy and Climate Change” substitute “Oil and Gas Authority”.
4
After regulation 24 (appeals) insert—
Review24A
1
The Secretary of State must from time to time—
a
carry out a review of regulations 1 to 24;
b
set out the conclusions of the review in a report; and
c
publish the report.
2
In carrying out the review the Secretary of State must, so far as is reasonable, have regard to how Council Directive 92/91/EEC concerning the minimum requirements for improving the safety and health protection of workers in the mineral-extracting industries through drilling20 (which is implemented by means of these Regulations) is implemented in other member States.
3
The report must in particular—
a
set out the objectives intended to be achieved by the regulatory system established by these Regulations;
b
assess the extent to which those objectives are achieved; and
c
assess whether those objectives remain appropriate and, if so, the extent to which they could be achieved with a system that imposes less regulation.
4
The first report under this regulation must be published by 18th July 2020.
5
Reports under this regulation are afterwards to be published at intervals not exceeding five years.