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PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) (MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENT) REGULATIONS 2012 (S.R. 2012, NO. 36) - REG 17

Environmental performance objectives and standards

(1)  The environment plan for a petroleum activity must include environmental performance objectives, environmental performance standards and measurement criteria.
(2)  For subregulation (1) , the environmental performance objectives are the goals of an operator in relation to the potential environmental impact of a petroleum activity.
(3)  For subregulation (1) , the environmental performance standards are the statements of performance required of a system, an item of equipment, a person or a procedure, that are used as a basis for managing environmental risk.
(4)  The environmental performance objectives, environmental performance standards and measurement criteria must –
(a) address legislative and other controls that manage environmental features of the petroleum activity; and
(b) define the objectives, and set the standards, against which performance by the operator in protecting the environment is to be measured; and
(c) include measurement criteria for determining whether those objectives and standards have been met.



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