Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Regulations 2021
359Existing pipeline management plans remain in force
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359 Existing pipeline management plans remain in force
(1) A pipeline management plan that was in force in respect of a licensed pipeline under the former Pipelines Regulations immediately before 1 January 2012 is taken to be a safety case that was accepted under regulation 70 with effect from the date on which—
(a) the pipeline management plan was accepted under regulation 825 of the former Pipelines Regulations; or
(b) a varied pipeline management plan was accepted under regulation 838 of the former Pipelines Regulations.
(2) Subregulation (1) applies to a pipeline management plan or a variation of a pipeline management plan—
(a) that was accepted for one or more specified stages in the life of the pipeline; or
(b) that was accepted subject to conditions or limitations.