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