The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 2) Order 2001
S.I. 2001/2528 · Made 11 July 2001 · Extends to United Kingdom
OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS
Made 11th July 2001
Coming into force 1st August 2001
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 22(1) and (2) of the Petroleum Act 1987f1 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) and of all powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following order:
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Footnotes
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Contents
- 1Citation and commencement
- 2Establishment of safety zones
- Signature
- Schedule Safety Zones
- Explanatory note
1Citation and commencementI1
This order may be cited as the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 2) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 1st August 2001.
2Establishment of safety zonesI1
A safety zone is hereby established around each installation specified in column 1 of the Schedule hereto (being an installation stationed in waters to which subsection (7) of section 21 of the Act applies) having a radius of five hundred metres from the point as respects that installation which has the co-ordinates of latitude and longitude according to European Datum (1950) specified in columns 2 and 3 of the Schedule.
Signature
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Alan Whitehead
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
11th July 2001
Safety ZonesI1
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Name or other designation of the offshore installation | Latitude North | Longitude |
| South Everest Subsea Installation | 57°41'22.511" | 01°45'27.727"E |
| Pipe Line End Manifold, Magnus EOR Development | 60°16'56.2" | 03°48'21.1"W |
| Clair Tee, Magnus EOR Development | 60°36'45" | 02°27'19.1"W |
| Nevis Facility Lewis 1 Well | 59°31'18.13" | 01°25'25.25"E |
| Hamilton East Wellhead | 53°36'03" | 03°25'05.92"W |
| F1. . . | . . . | . . . |
| F2. . . | . . . | . . . |
| F3. . . | . . . | . . . |
| F4. . . | . . . | . . . |
| East Telford Well | 58°12'31.32" | 0°18'32.298"E |
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the order)
This order establishes, under section 22 of the Petroleum Act 1987, safety zones having a radius of 500 metres from the specified point, around each installation specified in the Schedule to this order and stationed in waters to which section 21(7) of that Act applies (these include territorial waters and waters in areas designated under section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964 (c. 29)) (article 2).
Vessels, which for this purpose include hovercraft, submersible apparatus and installations in transit, are prohibited from entering or remaining in a safety zone except with the consent of the Health and Safety Executive or in accordance with regulations made under section 23(1) of the Act (currently the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Regulations 1987/1331).