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The Scotland Act 2016 (Commencement No. 4, Transitional and Savings) Regulations 2017

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2.  In these Regulations—

“the 2004 Act” means the Energy Act 2004(1);

“the 2016 Act” means the Scotland Act 2016;

“approved decommissioning programme” means a decommissioning programme approved in accordance with section 106 of the 2004 Act (approval of decommissioning programmes);

“existing installation” has the meaning given in regulation 5 (meaning of existing installation);

“existing statutory consent” means a consent, licence or approval required by or under any enactment and issued in relation to the offshore installation, or part of that installation, before 1st April 2017;

“financial security” means any security to be provided in relation to the carrying out of a decommissioning programme in accordance with section 106(4) of the 2004 Act; and

“relevant date” has the meaning given in regulation 6 (determination of relevant date).

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2004 c. 20. Chapter 3 of Part 2 is amended by the Energy Act 2008 (c. 32) sections 69 to 71, 107 and 108 and Schedule 5, paragraphs 16 and 17 and Schedule 6.

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