Offshore Safety (Oil and Gas) (Amendment) Regulations, 2022

Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 20,970, 6 ta’ Diċembru, 2022

L.N. 330 of 2022

PETROLEUM (PRODUCTION) ACT

(CAP. 156)

Offshore Safety (Oil and Gas) (Amendment) Regulations, 2022

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 5 of the

Petroleum (Production) Act, the Minister responsible for finance has

made the following regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the Offshore Safety (Oil and Citation.

Gas) (Amendment) Regulations, 2022 and these regulations shall be

read and construed as one with the Offshore Safety (Oil and Gas) S.L. 156.02.

Regulations, hereinafter referred to as "the principal regulations".

Regulation 3 of the principal regulations shall be amended Amends

regulation 3 of

as follows

the principal

regulations.

(a) the definition "connected infrastructure" thereof shall

be substituted by the following new definition

" "connected infrastructure" means, within the

safety zone

(a) any well and associated structures,

supplementary units and devices connected to the

installation;

(b) any apparatus or works on or fixed to

the main structure of the installation;

(c) any attached pipeline apparatus or

works;"; and

(b) the definition "safety zone" thereof shall be

substituted by the following new definition

" "safety zone" means the area within a distance of

five hundred (500) metres from any part of the

installation;".

In regulation 15 of the principal regulations, the words "the Amends

regulation 15 of

Licensing Authority shall ensure that" shall be deleted.

the principal

regulations.

In paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 17 of Amends

the principal regulations, the words "including inspections, regulation

the principal

investigations and enforcement actions" shall be deleted.

regulations.

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