Statutory Instrument 1991 No. 679

The Offshore Installations (Amendment) Regulations 1991

---

© Crown Copyright 1991

Statutory Instruments printed from this website are printed under the superintendence and authority of the Controller of HMSO being the Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament.

The legislation contained on this web site is subject to Crown Copyright protection. It may be reproduced free of charge provided that it is reproduced accurately and that the source and copyright status of the material is made evident to users.

It should be noted that the right to reproduce the text of Statutory Instruments does not extend to the Queen's Printer imprints which should be removed from any copies of the Statutory Instrument which are issued or made available to the public. This includes reproduction of the Statutory Instrument on the Internet and on intranet sites. The Royal Arms may be reproduced only where they are an integral part of the original document.

The text of this Internet version of the Statutory Instrument has been prepared to reflect the text as it was Made. A print version is also available and is published by The Stationery Office Limited as the The Offshore Installations (Amendment) Regulations 1991, ISBN 0110136799. The print version may be purchased by clicking here. Braille copies of this Statutory Instrument can also be purchased at the same price as the print edition by contacting TSO Customer Services on 0870 600 5522 or e-mail:customer.services@tso.co.uk.

Further information about the publication of legislation on this website can be found by referring to the Frequently Asked Questions.

To ensure fast access over slow connections, large documents have been segmented into "chunks". Where you see a "continue" button at the bottom of the page of text, this indicates that there is another chunk of text available.

1991 No. 679

OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS

The Offshore Installations (Amendment) Regulations 1991

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 2, 4(1) and (4), 5(7), 6 and 12^[1] of, and paragraphs 11 and 12 of the Schedule to, the Mineral Workings (Offshore Installations) Act 1971^[2] (hereinafter referred to as "the Act") and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after consulting pursuant to section 7(1) of the Act with organisations in the United Kingdom appearing to him to be representative of those persons who will be affected, hereby makes the following Regulations:-

    1.    These Regulations may be cited as the Offshore Installations (Amendment) Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 1st April 1991.

    2.—(1)  The Offshore Installations (Registration) Regulations 1972^[3] shall be amended as follows.

    (2)  In place of the references to the Department of Trade and Industry in regulation 3(1) and (4) there shall be substituted references to the Health and Safety Executive.

    3.—(1)  The Offshore Installations (Managers) Regulations 1972^[4] shall be amended as follows.

    (2)  The following paragraph shall be added to regulation 2-
"  (3)  The notices referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) above shall be addressed to the Secretary of State at the offices of the Health and Safety Executive."



    (3)  In place of the reference to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry in regulation 4 there shall be substituted a reference to the Health and Safety Executive.

    (4)  The words "To the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry" shall be omitted from the forms set out in Schedule 1 and 2.

    4.—(1)  The Offshore Installations (Logbooks and Registration of Death) Regulations 1972^[5] shall be amended as follows.

    (2)  In place of the reference to the Department of Trade and Industry in regulation 1(2) there shall be substituted a reference to the Health and Safety Executive.

    (3)  In place of the reference to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry in regulation 5 there shall be substituted a reference to the Health and Safety Executive.

    5.—(1)  The Offshore Installations (Inspectors and Casualties) Regulations 1973^[6] shall be amended as follows.

    (2)  In place of the references to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry in regulations 10(a), (b) and (c), the reference to the Secretary of State in regulation 11 and the references to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry in regulations 12(2)(b) and 14(2) there shall be substituted references to the Health and Safety Executive.

Colin Moynihan

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Energy

13th March 1991

These Regulations amend provisions of Regulations made under the Mineral Workings (Offshore Installations) Act 1971 which refer to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and his Department, by substituting references to the Health and Safety Executive. The provisions in question relate to the maintenance of a Register of Offshore Installations, the issue of forms and logbooks, the submission of certain notices and the reporting of casualties. The Health and Safety Executive will exercise all the functions conferred on the Secretary of State by the 1971 Act and the Regulations under it from 1st April 1991, pursuant to an agency agreement under section 13(1)(b) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (c. 37).

[1] See the definition of "prescribed". back

[2] 1971 c. 61. Section 1 of the 1971 Act was substituted by the Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982 (c. 23), section 24; section 6 was amended by Schedule 3 of that Act, paragraphs 8 and 10, and it should be read with section 44(5) of the Petroleum and Submarine Pipe-lines Act 1975 (c. 74). back

[3] S.I. 1972/702. back

[4] S.I. 1972/703. back

[5] S.I. 1972/1542. back

[6] S.I. 1973/1842. The functions conferred on the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry by the instruments referred to in regulations 2-5 were transferred to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of State (New Departments) Order 1974 (S.I. 1974/692); article 5of that Order made consequential provision in relation to references to the Department of Trade and Industry. back