61Transitional provisions for certain facilities

61 Transitional provisions for certain facilities

(1) This regulation applies if a structure or vessel:

(a) becomes a facility for the first time on 1 January 2005; or

(b) enters Safety Authority waters for the first time within 3 months after 31 December 2004.

(2) A person who does not comply with regulation 47 in relation to the structure or vessel during the period starting on 1 January 2005 and ending at the end of 31 March 2005 is taken not to have committed an offence under that regulation.

(3) A person who does not comply with regulation 48 in relation to the structure or vessel during the period starting on 1 January 2005 and ending at the end of June 2005 is taken not to have committed an offence under that regulation.

(a) a safety case in relation to the structure or vessel is submitted to the Safety Authority before 1 July 2005; and

(b) the Safety Authority has not made a decision on the safety case;

a person who does not comply with regulation 48 in relation to the structure or vessel is taken not to have committed an offence under that regulation.

Notes to the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Management of Safety on Offshore Facilities) Regulations 1996

Note 1

Note: The Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Management of Safety on Offshore Facilities) Regulations 1996 (in force under the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967) as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 1996 No. 298 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

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