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Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation Convention) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 386 of 2015).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Document type
Regulation
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Sea, Environment gen.
Keyword
Marine pollution Oil pollution Environmental planning Hazards Policy/planning
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations amend the Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation Convention) Regulations 1998 for the purpose of implementing the environmental requirements of Articles 14 and 28 of Directive 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on safety of offshore oil and gas operations in respect of the requirement to have an internal emergency response plan. The amendments effected by these Regulations apply the requirement to have an oil pollution emergency plan to nonproduction installations in the territorial sea and the continental shelf. The also concern the circumstances in which a review of the plan must be carried out and extra obligations relating to the maintenance and availability of relevant equipment and expertise.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Directive 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC.

Legislation | European Union | 2013

Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Business/industry/corporations, Natural gas, Liability/compensation, Polluter pays principle, Protection of habitats, Data collection/reporting, Marine pollution, Oil pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amends

Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation Convention) Regulations 1998 (No. 1056 of 1998).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1998

Keyword: Marine pollution, Oil pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX