Natural Resources
 

Statutory Basis

Main Acts and Statutory Instruments Relevant to Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration and Development

Acts

Act  Amendment Acts  No. & Year
Petroleum and Other Minerals Development Act, 1960    7 of 1960This link will open in a new window
  Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1995 35 of 1995This link will open in a new window
  Gas (Interim) (Regulation) Act, 2002 10 of 2002This link will open in a new window
     
Continental Shelf Act, 1968   14 of 1968This link will open in a new window
  Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1995 35 of 1995This link will open in a new window
  Sea Pollution Act, 1991 27 of 1991This link will open in a new window
     
Gas Act, 1976   30 of 1976This link will open in a new window
  Gas (Amendment) Act, 1980     35 of 1980This link will open in a new window
  Gas (Amendment) Act, 1982 17 of 1982This link will open in a new window
  Gas (Amendment) Act, 1987     9 of 1987
  Gas (Amendment) Act, 1993 7 of 1993This link will open in a new window
  Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1995 35 of 1995This link will open in a new window
  Gas (Amendment) Act, 1998 17 of 1998This link will open in a new window
  Gas (Amendment) Act, 2000 26 of 2000This link will open in a new window
  Gas (Interim) (Regulation) Act, 2002 10 of 2002This link will open in a new window
  Sustainable Energy Act, 2002 2 of 2002This link will open in a new window
     

Safety, Health and Welfare (Offshore Installations) Act, 1987

  

18 of 1987This link will open in a new window

     

Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act, 1989

  

7 of 1989This link will open in a new window

     
Finance Act, 1992   9 of 1992This link will open in a new window
     
Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1995   35 of 1995This link will open in a new window
  Turf Development Act, 1998 26 of 1998This link will open in a new window
  Finance Act, 1998 3 of 1998This link will open in a new window
     

Sea Pollution Act, 1991

  

27 of 1991

  Sea Pollution (Amendment) Act, 1999 18 of 1999This link will open in a new window
     
Dumping at Sea Act, 1996   14 of 1996This link will open in a new window

Statutory Instruments

Statutory Instrument

No. & Year

European Communities (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations, 1989

349 of 1989This link will open in a new window

Gas Act, 1976 (Sections 4 and 40a) Regulations, 1990

51 of 1990This link will open in a new window

Petroleum and Other Minerals Development Act, 1960 (Section 13a) Regulations, 1990

141 of 1990This link will open in a new window

Safety, Health and Welfare (Offshore Installations) (Installations Managers) Regulations, 1991

13 of 1991This link will open in a new window

Safety, Health and Welfare (Offshore Installations) (Emergency Procedures) Regulations, 1991

14 of 1991This link will open in a new window

Safety, Health and Welfare (Offshore Installations) (Life-Saving Appliances) Regulations, 1991

15 of 1991This link will open in a new window

Safety, Health and Welfare (Offshore Installations) (Operations) Regulations, 1991

16 of 1991This link will open in a new window

Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General application) Regulations, 1993

44 of 1993This link will open in a new window

Continental Shelf (Designated Areas) Order, 1993

92 of 1993This link will open in a new window

Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Extractive Industries) Regulations, 1997

467 of 1997This link will open in a new window

Sea Pollution (Harmful Substances in Packaged Form) Regulations, 1997

513 of 1997This link will open in a new window

Sea Pollution (Prevention of Oil Pollution) (Amendment) Regulations, 1997

514 of 1997This link will open in a new window

Sea Pollution (Control of Pollution by Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk) (Amendment) Regulations, 1997

515 of 1997This link will open in a new window

Sea Pollution (Prevention of Pollution by Garbage From Ships) (Amendment) Regulations, 1997

516 of 1997This link will open in a new window

European Communities (Hydrocarbons) (Prospection, Exploration and Production) Regulations, 1998

77 of 1998This link will open in a new window

European Communities (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations, 1999

93 of 1999This link will open in a new window

Continental Shelf (Designated Areas) Order, 2001

657 of 2001This link will open in a new window

European Union Environmental Impact Assessment (Gas) Regulations 2012 403 of 2012This link will open in a new window
European Union Environmental Impact Assessment (Petroleum) Regulations 2012 404 of 2012This link will open in a new window
Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Act 2010 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2012     471 of 2012This link will open in a new window
European Union Environmental Impact Assessment (Petroleum Exploration) Regulations 2013 134 of 2013This link will open in a new window



* Under SI No 516 every ship and fixed and floating platform shall be provided by its owner with a Garbage Record Book. The Garbage Record Book can be purchased at the Mercantile Marine Offices:

Department of Transport, Room G26, Leeson Lane, Dublin 2
Ph:  +353 1 6783481.   Fax:  +353 1 6783489

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Ph:  +353 21 4968992.   Fax: +353 21 4968617

All Acts and SI's can be accessed online on the Irish Statute Book website.
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