Environmental Statement - Maersk Oil
Environmental Statement - Maersk Oil
Environmental Statement - Maersk Oil
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Pipeline emergency<br />
prevention<br />
A ‐ 34<br />
Pipelines Safety Regulations 1996 (as<br />
amended 2003)<br />
Spill reporting Model Clauses of Licence<br />
PON 1<br />
Under the Pipeline Safety Regulations 1996 (as amended):<br />
Balloch Field Development <strong>Environmental</strong> <strong>Statement</strong><br />
Appendix A – Review of Legislation<br />
Pipelines must be designated and constructed to ensure safe and effective shut‐down in the event of an<br />
emergency<br />
HSE must be notified of proposed pipeline construction<br />
Pipelines must have emergency shutdown valves and major accident prevention documentation.<br />
Regulator: DECC<br />
All oil spills must be reported to DECC, the nearest HM coastguard and JNCC using a PON 1.<br />
Wildlife Protection<br />
Issue Legislation Regulator and Requirements<br />
Birds and other<br />
wildlife<br />
Protected sites and<br />
species<br />
SACs and SPAs<br />
EC Directive 2004/35 on <strong>Environmental</strong><br />
Liability (as amended by EC Directive<br />
2009/31)<br />
European Council Directive 79/409<br />
(The Birds Directive) (as amended by<br />
EC Directive 2009/147)<br />
The Directive establishes a framework for environmental liability based on the "polluter pays" principle, with a view to<br />
preventing and remedying environmental damage.<br />
Under the terms of the Directive, environmental damage is defined as:<br />
Direct or indirect damage to the aquatic environment covered by Community water management legislation<br />
Direct or indirect damage to species and natural habitats protected at Community level by the Birds or Habitats<br />
Directives<br />
Direct or indirect contamination of the land which creates a significant risk to human health.<br />
The Directive provides a framework for the conservation and management of, and human interactions with, wild birds in<br />
Europe. It sets broad objectives for a wide range of activities, although the precise legal mechanisms for their<br />
achievement are at the discretion of each Member State (in the UK delivery is via several different statutes).<br />
Under the Birds Directive, Member States are to take measures to conserve certain areas, including the establishment of<br />
Special Protection Areas (SPAs) both on land and within UK territorial waters.<br />
The Birds Directive is implemented nationally for the offshore marine environment by The Offshore Petroleum Activities