ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT BARDOLINO DEVELOPMENT

Bardolino Development Environmental Statement
APPENDIX 1 RELEVANT ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION
This Appendix presents summaries of the main environmental regulatory requirements that
will apply to the Bardolino Development.
Controlled Waste Regulations 1992
These regulations require the categorisation and segregation of wastes, the transfer by
authorised waste carriers and disposal to licensed sites.
Deposits in the Sea Exemptions Order 1985
This Order exempts all non-oil discharges, including chemicals, drilling cuttings and muds,
associated with the exploration and production of oil and gas from licensing requirements of
the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985.
EC Directive 2003/4/EC on public access to information
The Directive transposes the first pillar of the Aahrus convention; access to information, into
EU legislation requiring all public authorities to provide members of the public with access to
and to disseminate, the environmental information they hold. The information must be
provided to any person at their request, without them having to prove an interest and at the
latest within two months for the request being made.
Energy Act, 1976
This Act is mostly used for issue of vent consents, although it also covers some flaring which
has not been permitted under licence model clauses.
Environmental Information Regulations 2004
The Regulations implement EC Directive 2003/4/EC in the UK. The Regulations give a
statutory right of access to environmental information held by public authorities and
organisations with public authority responsibilities.
Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004
The Regulations implement EC Directive 2003/4/EC in Scotland and to establish an access
regime allowing the public to request information from Scottish public authorities.
Environmental Protection Act, 1990
This Act and associated Regulations brought into effect a system of regulation for “controlled
waste”. Although it does not apply to offshore installations it requires operators to ensure that
offshore waste is handled and disposed onshore in accordance with the “duty of care”
introduced by the Act.
Espoo Convention
The 1991 UNECE Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary
Context (the Espoo Convention) requires any country that has ratified the convention to
consider the transboundary environmental effects of industrial projects and activities,
including offshore hydrocarbon exploration and productions activities.
The Convention requires that if the activity is found to cause a significant adverse
transboundary impact then the party undertaking the activity shall, for the purpose of ensuring
adequate and effective consultations, notify any potentially affected as early as possible.
Food and Environment Protection Act, 1985
This Act was introduced primarily to meet the requirement of the Oslo Convention and
prohibits the placing or depositing of any materials on the seabed unless a licence has been
granted by the regulatory authority. In Scottish waters, FEPA licenses are issued by FRS
(Fisheries Research Services) on behalf of DTI.
April 2008