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Pipeline emergency prevention A ‐ 34 Pipelines Safety Regulations 1996 (as amended 2003) Spill reporting Model Clauses of Licence PON 1 Under the Pipeline Safety Regulations 1996 (as amended): Balloch Field Development Environmental Statement Appendix A – Review of Legislation Pipelines must be designated and constructed to ensure safe and effective shut‐down in the event of an emergency HSE must be notified of proposed pipeline construction Pipelines must have emergency shutdown valves and major accident prevention documentation. Regulator: DECC All oil spills must be reported to DECC, the nearest HM coastguard and JNCC using a PON 1. Wildlife Protection Issue Legislation Regulator and Requirements Birds and other wildlife Protected sites and species SACs and SPAs EC Directive 2004/35 on Environmental Liability (as amended by EC Directive 2009/31) European Council Directive 79/409 (The Birds Directive) (as amended by EC Directive 2009/147) The Directive establishes a framework for environmental liability based on the "polluter pays" principle, with a view to preventing and remedying environmental damage. Under the terms of the Directive, environmental damage is defined as: Direct or indirect damage to the aquatic environment covered by Community water management legislation Direct or indirect damage to species and natural habitats protected at Community level by the Birds or Habitats Directives Direct or indirect contamination of the land which creates a significant risk to human health. The Directive provides a framework for the conservation and management of, and human interactions with, wild birds in Europe. It sets broad objectives for a wide range of activities, although the precise legal mechanisms for their achievement are at the discretion of each Member State (in the UK delivery is via several different statutes). Under the Birds Directive, Member States are to take measures to conserve certain areas, including the establishment of Special Protection Areas (SPAs) both on land and within UK territorial waters. The Birds Directive is implemented nationally for the offshore marine environment by The Offshore Petroleum Activities
Balloch Field Development Environmental Statement Appendix A – Review of Legislation European Council Directive 92/43/EEC (EC Habitats Directive) (and 97/62/EC and 2006/105/EC amendments) Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended 1991) Countryside and Rights of Way Act (CRoW) Act 2000 Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 The Conservation (Natural Habitats &c.) Regulations 1994 (as amended 2012) (The Conservation of Species and Habitats Regulations 2010 (as amended 2012) consolidate all amendments made to the 1994 regulations) The Offshore Marine Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c) Regulations 2007 (Conservation of Habitats) Regulations 2001 (as amended), the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010, the Conservation (Natural Habitats, & c.) Regulations 1994 and the Offshore Marine Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) regulations 2007 (as amended). The main aim of the Habitats Directive is to promote the maintenance of biodiversity by requiring Member States to take measures to maintain or restore natural habitats and wild species at a favourable conservation status, introducing robust protection for those habitats and species of European importance through the designation of Special Areas of Conservation (SACs). In applying these measures Member States are required to take account of economic, social and cultural requirements and regional and local characteristics. The Habitats Directive is implemented nationally for the offshore marine environment by The Offshore Petroleum Activities (Conservation of Habitats) Regulations 2001 (as amended), the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010, the Conservation (Natural Habitats, & c.) Regulations 1994 and the Offshore Marine Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) regulations 2007 (as amended). The Wildlife and Countryside Act consolidates and amends existing national legislation to implement the Birds Directive into UK law. The Act provides for the establishment of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs). The CRoW Act applies to England and Wales only. The Act provides for public access on foot to certain types of land, amends the law relating to public rights of way, increases measures for the management and protection for Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), strengthens wildlife enforcement legislation, and provides for better management of Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 places duties on public bodies in relation to the conservation of biodiversity, increases protection for SSSI, amends legislation on Nature Conservation Orders, provides for Land Management Orders for SSSIs and associated land, strengthens wildlife enforcement legislation, and requires the preparation of a Scottish Fossil Code. The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994 (and all amendments) transpose the Habitats and Birds Directive into UK Law. These Regulations provide for the designation and protection of 'European Sites'. The protection of 'European Protected Species' (EPS)and the adoption of planning and other controls for the protection of European Sites only as far as the limit of territorial waters (12nm from the coastline). The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 (as amended 2012) consolidate all amendments made to the 1994 regulations in England and Wales. Whereas, in Scotland, the Habitats and Birds Directives are transposed through a combination of the 2010 and 1994 regulations. The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 also implement aspects of the Marine and Coastal Access Act (2009). These Regulations are the principal means by which the Birds and Habitats Directives are transposed in the UK offshore marine area (i.e. outside the 12 nm territorial limit) and in English and Welsh territorial waters. A ‐ 35
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