The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 2)Order 2002
S.I. 2002/2467 · Made 24 September 2002
OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS
Made 24th September 2002
Coming into force 21st October 2002
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
- 3Removal of safety zone
- Signature
- Schedule SAFETY ZONES
- Explanatory note
1Citation and commencement
This order may be cited as the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 2) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 21st October 2002.
2Establishment of safety zones
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.
3Removal of safety zone
In Schedule 1 to the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 1997f1, the entry relating to Moira Wellhead is deleted.
Signature
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Nick Brown
Minister of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
24th September 2002
SAFETY ZONES
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Name or other designation of the offshore installation | Latitude North | Longitude |
| Caledonia Wellhead, Block 16/26, Caledonia Field | 58° 6.17' | 01° 8.67' E |
| Madoes Production Manifold, Block 22/23b, ETAP Field | 57° 10.13' | 01° 26.02' E |
| Mirren East Production Well, Block 22/25b, ETAP Field | 57° 18.5' | 00° 54.66' E |
| Mirren West Production Well, Block 22/25b, ETAP Field | 57° 18.06' | 01° 52.04' E |
| Galley G6 Well and Tree, Block 15/23a, Galley Field | 58° 15.75' | 00° 31.06' E |
| DC3 Manifold, Block 21/24, Guillemot West−Western Extension Project | 57° 10.18' | 00° 41.15' E |
| Well 21/24 T1Z, Block 21/24, Guillemot West−Western Extension Project | 57° 10.16' | 00° 41.14' E |
| Well 21/24 T2Y, Block 21/24, Guillemot West−Western Extension Project | 57° 10.21' | 00° 41.14' E |
| Maclure Subsea Tree, Block 9/19, Maclure Field | 59° 22.101' | 01° 36.386' E |
| Drill Centre 2 (DC2), Block 211/13a, Penguins Field | 61° 37.783' | 01° 29.779' E |
| Drill Centre 3 (DC3), Block 211/13a, Penguins Field | 61° 36.479' | 01° 32.888' E |
| Drill Centre 4 (DC4), Block 211/13a, Penguins Field | 61° 33.889' | 01° 36.411' E |
| Drill Centre 5 (DC5), Block 211/13a, Penguins Field | 61° 31.825' | 01° 39.631' E |
| Scoter Drill Centre, Block 22/30a, Scoter Field | 57° 08.085' | 01° 59.388' E |
| Claw Drill Centre, Block 204/20, Shiehallion Field | 60° 21.108' | 04° 10.863' W |
| Tullich North, Block 9/23a, Tullich Field | 59° 19.040' | 01° 33.284' E |
| Tullich South, Block 9/23a, Tullich Field | 59° 18.528' | 01° 34.531' E |
| Wells WH1 and WH2, Block 42/28b, Whittle Field | 54° 06.618' | 00° 32.578' E |
| Wollaston Well, Block 42/28a, Wollaston Field | 54° 06.865' | 00° 27.686' 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).
This order removes the safety zone around Moira Wellhead by deleting the entry relating to it in Schedule 1 to the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 1997/735 (article 3).