Consultation outcome

Changes to regulations to recover costs of services under Offshore Petroleum Activities (Oil Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2005 (as amended); and Offshore Chemicals Regulations 2002 (as amended)

• From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 6 July 2016
• Last updated: 29 November 2016 — See all updates

This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

OCR and OPPC changes - consultation response

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Detail of outcome

Following a review of the responses received by BEIS during recent consultation on its proposal to amend OPPC and OCR to permit charging for certain regulatory services where there is not currently the power to charge, this document contains the BEIS response and next steps that BEIS will be taking.

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Original consultation

Summary

The government is seeking the views of the oil and gas industry and other interested stakeholders, particularly those upon whom the new charges would apply, namely installation and well operators, on its proposal to amend OPPC and OCR to permit charging for certain regulatory services where there is not currently the power to charge.

This consultation ran from
11:30am on 6 July 2016 to 5pm on 6 September 2016

Consultation description

BEIS has identified that it has not been recovering the cost of certain services provided to industry as part of carrying out its statutory regulatory functions under the Offshore Petroleum Activities (Oil Pollution Prevention And Control) Regulations 2005 (as amended) – “OPPC” – and the Offshore Chemicals Regulations 2002 (as amended) – “OCR”. Under the relevant primary legislation for these Regulations, the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999, the Secretary of State has the power to make regulations which authorise the Secretary of State to make charging schemes. Before making such regulations, the Secretary of State must engage in consultation. If, following the consultation, it is decided to proceed with amending these Regulations, their corresponding charging schemes would also be amended.

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Consultation

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Published 6 July 2016
Last updated 29 November 2016 + show all updates

1. 29 November 2016

   Consultation response.

2. 12 July 2016

   document updated and consultation end date extended

3. 11 July 2016

   Update to consultation document

4. 6 July 2016

   First published.