reg 50B Assistance by the Secretary of State in relation to offshore installations
(1) The Secretary of State may assist a competent authority in its enforcement of the Community Regulation and these Regulations on or in relation to offshore installations, in particular by inspecting such installations and providing a competent authority with information to facilitate the effective enforcement of the Community Regulation and these Regulations. (2) The Secretary of State may authorise persons in writing for the purposes of exercising the function described in paragraph (1). (3) An authorisation under either of the following is an authorisation for the purposes of paragraph (2), unless the Secretary of State specifies to the contrary— (a) regulation 16 of the Offshore Chemicals Regulations 2002; (b) regulation 12 of the Offshore Petroleum Activities (Oil Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2005.