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Welcome to the Oil & Gas UK Environmental Legislation Website. The aim of this site is to provide access to information on statutory environmental requirements for offshore and onshore upstream oil and gas operations. The website provides guidance on consent applications, statutory limits for discharges and emissions, and what statutory and industry reporting mechanisms are in place. Guidance is also given on consent renewal, variation and what to do in the event of non-compliance. The website is maintained and updated on a quarterly basis to ensure the information provided is accurate and up to date (see How to Use Site for more information). Latest News and Ongoing Consultations is updated more frequently as required. The contents of the site is driven by the users, and if anyone has suggestions for additional topics or summary tables please contact us. In addition any feedback on broken links, errors or general tidbits for inclusions will be welcomed. Crown material has been reproduced with the permission of the controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office. The material available in this guide is designed to provide general information only. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided is accurate, it does not constitute legal or other professional advice. Content of this site must not be used for re-sale. Latest News and Ongoing Consultations 1 September 2010 - Site wide update undertaken. See News Page for further details. 20 August 2010 - JNCC is currently formally consulting on the Dogger Bank possible SAC (pSAC) in UK offshore waters. Read More. Closing date for submissions 12th November 2010. 20 August 2010 - Natural England commences consultation on two new sites - Lune Deep pSAC (in Morecombe Bay) and Prawle Point to Start Point pSAC (off the south Devon coast). Closing date for submissions is 12th November 2010 20 August 2010 - JNCC announces fifteen new Marine Protected Areas. 30 July 2010 - Defra seeks views on proposals to amend the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 and introduce civil penalties. Read More. Closing date for comments 24th September 2010. 30 July 2010 - DECC issues policy on extension of 1st Round Seaward Production Licences. 30 July 2010 - DECC is now seeking views on extension of 2nd Round Seaward Production Licences. 29 July 2010 - The Government’s review of waste policies has been formally launched today (England only). The review will look at what policies are needed to reduce the amount of waste generated and to maximise reuse and recycling, while also considering how waste policies affect local communities, individual households and businesses. All comments and suggestions received in the discussion or to the survey before 9 September 2010 will be considered and fed into the Review. The Call for Evidence will close on 7 October 2010. The early results of the Review will be made available in Spring 2011. 26 July 2010 - Defra publishes discussion paper “An invitation to shape the Nature of England”. Views and comments are being sought towards publication of a White Paper on the natural environment by spring 2011. Closing date for responses 30 October 2010. 21 July 2010 - Defra is seeking views on the Marine Policy Statement (UK wide). This will be the first part of new systems of marine planning being introduced around the UK. It will provide the high level policy context within which Marine Plans will be developed, and set the direction for marine licensing and other relevant authorisation systems. The Marine Policy Statement will be the overarching policy framework for the UK marine area. The consultation closes 13 October 2010. 21 July 2010 - The Marine Planning System consultation (England only) sets out the marine planning system in England for the new Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and other interested organisations and persons. It aims to provide a context for the Marine Policy Statement consultation by outlining the planning system in England as a whole. Defra are seeking views by 13 October 2010. 21 July 2010 - A new Marine Licensing System (England only) introduced by the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 will be launched in spring 2011. The consultation (England only) sets out policy proposals for the implementation of the new system, covering key aspects including the application process, appeals against licensing decisions, and exemptions. DECC and Defra are seeking views. Closing date for comments 13 October 2010. 21 July 2010 - Defra publishes comprehensive study of UK seas - "Charting Progress 2" 8 July 2010 - Defra and the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) invite your views on the second stage consultation on the transposition of the revised Waste Framework Directive (rWFD) in England and Wales. Closing date for comments 16 September 2010. 5 July 2010 - The OSPAR Commission has launched a dedicated website for the OSPAR Ministerial Meeting, the North-East Atlantic Environment Summit, which will be held in Bergen, Norway, 20-24 September 2010. Read More about the Ministerial Meeting.
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