Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Management of Environment) Regulations 2022
20Oil spill contingency plan
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20 Oil spill contingency plan
(1) The implementation strategy must include an oil spill contingency plan and provide for the plan to be kept up-to-date in accordance with subregulation (2) .
(2) An oil spill contingency plan must be kept up to date.
(3) An oil spill contingency plan must include emergency response arrangements.
(4) The emergency response arrangements included in an oil spill contingency plan under subregulation (3) must be tested –
(a) when the arrangements are introduced in the oil spill contingency plan; and
(b) when the arrangements are significantly amended; and
(c) when a new location for the petroleum activity is added to an environment plan; and
(d) when a facility or other structure becomes operational; and
(e) not later than 12 months after the most recent test.