The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 2) Order 2003
S.I. 2003/1710 · Made 9 July 2003 · Extends to United Kingdom
OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS
Made 9th July 2003
Coming into force 21st July 2003
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 other powers enabling him in that behalf, and for the purpose of giving effect to proposals submitted to him by the Health and Safety Commission under section 24(2A) of the Act, hereby makes the following order:
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Footnotes
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1987 c. 12; section 24(2A) was inserted by S.I. 1993/1823.
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 2003 and shall come into force on 21st July 2003.
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
Des Browne
Minister of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
9th July 2003
SAFETY ZONESI1
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Name or other designation of the offshore installation | Latitude North | Longitude |
| F1. . . | . . . | . . . |
| . . . | . . . | . . . |
| Production Wells P1 and P2, Block 13/24a, Blake Flank Development Field | 58° 11.50− | 01° 20.76− W |
| Water Injection Well 13/24b-I, Block 13/24a, Blake Flank Development Field | 58° 12.46− | 01° 22.73− W |
| Clair Well 206-8/10Z, Block 206/8, Clair Development Field | 60° 41.54− | 02° 32.54− W |
| Nuggets N4, Block 3/25a-NGE, Nuggets Field | 60° 14.198− | 01° 48.442− 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).