# The Offshore Installations and Pipeline Works (Management and Administration) Regulations 1995, Regulation 21H: Safety Zones


The prohibition under section 23(1) of the Petroleum Act 1987 on a vessel entering or remaining in a safety zone established around an installation by virtue of that Act does not apply to a vessel entering or remaining in the safety zone—
(a) in connection with the laying, inspection, testing, repair, maintenance, alteration, renewal or removal of any submarine cable or pipe-line in or near that safety zone;
(b) to provide services for, to transport persons or goods to or from, or under the authority of a government department to inspect, any installation in that safety zone;
(c) if it is a vessel belonging to a general lighthouse authority (within the meaning given in section 193 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995) performing duties relating to the safety of navigation;
(d) in connection with the saving or attempted saving of life or property;
(e) owing to stress of weather;
(f) when in distress; or
(g) if there is consent from the duty holder.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/738/regulation/21H (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/offshore-installations-and-pipeline-works-management-and-administration-regulations-1995/regulation-21H
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