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 |
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7 of 1960 |
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Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1995 |
35 of 1995 |
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Gas (Interim) (Regulation) Act, 2002 |
10 of 2002 |
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| Continental Shelf Act, 1968 |
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14 of 1968 |
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Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1995 |
35 of 1995 |
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Sea Pollution Act, 1991 |
27 of 1991 |
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| Gas Act, 1976 |
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30 of 1976 |
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Gas (Amendment) Act, 1980 |
35 of 1980 |
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Gas (Amendment) Act, 1982 |
17 of 1982 |
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Gas (Amendment) Act, 1987 |
9 of 1987 |
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Gas (Amendment) Act, 1993 |
7 of 1993 |
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Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1995 |
35 of 1995 |
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Gas (Amendment) Act, 1998 |
17 of 1998 |
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Gas (Amendment) Act, 2000 |
26 of 2000 |
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Gas (Interim) (Regulation) Act, 2002 |
10 of 2002 |
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Sustainable Energy Act, 2002 |
2 of 2002 |
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Safety, Health and Welfare (Offshore Installations) Act, 1987 |
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18 of 1987 |
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Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act, 1989 |
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7 of 1989 |
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| Finance Act, 1992 |
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9 of 1992 |
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| Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1995 |
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35 of 1995 |
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Turf Development Act, 1998 |
26 of 1998 |
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Finance Act, 1998 |
3 of 1998 |
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Sea Pollution Act, 1991 |
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27 of 1991 |
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Sea Pollution (Amendment) Act, 1999 |
18 of 1999 |
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| Dumping at Sea Act, 1996 |
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14 of 1996 |
Statutory Instruments
|
Statutory Instrument |
No. & Year |
|
European Communities (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations, 1989 |
349 of 1989 |
| Gas Act, 1976 (Sections 4 and 40a) Regulations, 1990 |
51 of 1990 |
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Petroleum and Other Minerals Development Act, 1960 (Section 13a) Regulations, 1990 |
141 of 1990 |
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Safety, Health and Welfare (Offshore Installations) (Installations Managers) Regulations, 1991 |
13 of 1991 |
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Safety, Health and Welfare (Offshore Installations) (Emergency Procedures) Regulations, 1991 |
14 of 1991 |
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Safety, Health and Welfare (Offshore Installations) (Life-Saving Appliances) Regulations, 1991 |
15 of 1991 |
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Safety, Health and Welfare (Offshore Installations) (Operations) Regulations, 1991 |
16 of 1991 |
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Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General application) Regulations, 1993 |
44 of 1993 |
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Continental Shelf (Designated Areas) Order, 1993 |
92 of 1993 |
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Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Extractive Industries) Regulations, 1997 |
467 of 1997 |
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Sea Pollution (Harmful Substances in Packaged Form) Regulations, 1997 |
513 of 1997 |
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Sea Pollution (Prevention of Oil Pollution) (Amendment) Regulations, 1997 |
514 of 1997 |
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Sea Pollution (Control of Pollution by Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk) (Amendment) Regulations, 1997 |
515 of 1997 |
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Sea Pollution (Prevention of Pollution by Garbage From Ships) (Amendment) Regulations, 1997 |
516 of 1997 |
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European Communities (Hydrocarbons) (Prospection, Exploration and Production) Regulations, 1998 |
77 of 1998 |
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European Communities (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations, 1999 |
93 of 1999 |
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Continental Shelf (Designated Areas) Order, 2001 |
657 of 2001 |
* 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
Government Buildings, Sullivans Quay, Cork
Ph: +353 21 4968992. Fax: +353 21 4968617
All Acts and SI's can be accessed online on the Irish Statute Book website.