reg 23 Information notices and reporting
(1) The Secretary of State may by notice (“information notice”) require a person to provide to the Secretary of State such information as the Secretary of State considers is reasonably required by the Secretary of State— (a) to perform the functions of the Secretary of State under Parts 1 to 4 of these Regulations; and (b) to monitor compliance with the 2010 Directive and the MCPD in relation to offshore combustion installations. (2) Where the Secretary of State considers that a person has access to information on emissions from an offshore combustion installation, an information notice may require that person to compile and provide information on those emissions, notwithstanding that the information is not held by that person at the time the notice is received. (3) An operator must report by notice to the Secretary of State as soon as possible— (a) planned changes in the nature, functioning or extension of an offshore combustion installation which may have consequences for the environment; (b) any accident or incident affecting an offshore combustion installation which has or may have a significant negative effect on the environment; and (c) any breach of the conditions in the permit. (4) Where a member of the public requests access to data and information listed in regulation 9A(2)(e) and (f), the Secretary of State must make a request for that data or information.