# The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 4) Order 1991

S.I. 1991/2669 · made 25 November 1991

This Order establishes, under section 22 of the Petroleum Act 1987, safety zones having a radius of 500 metres from a specifies point, around the installations 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)).

Made under: Petroleum Act 1987 (Section 22)

## Introductory text

OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS
Made 25th November
Coming into force 1st January 1992
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 22(1) and (2) of the Petroleum Act 1987 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

## 1 

This Order may be cited as the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 4) Order 1991 and shall come into force on 1st January 1992.

## 2 

A safety zone is hereby established around each of the installations specified in column 1 of the Schedule hereto (being installations 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 order of the Secretary of State.
Eric Forth
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Employment
25th November 1991

## SAFETY ZONES

(1)
(2)
(3)
Name or other designation of the offshore installation
Latitude North
Longitude East
Staffa Field Sub-sea wells
60° 44' 50"
01° 34' 48"
Toni Production Sub-sea Structure
58° 26' 00.14"
01° 17' 10.68"
Toni Water Injection Sub-sea Structure
58° 25' 56.56"
01° 17' 19.11"
Gannet C1 Drilling Centre
57° 10' 12.0"
00° 56' 48.2"
Gannet C2 Drilling Centre
57° 09' 37.3"
00° 58' 31.4"
Gannet C3 Drilling Centre
57° 09' 12.8"
00° 55' 32.3"
Gannet C4 Drilling Centre
57° 08' 21.8"
00° 57' 18.1"
East Brae Template
58° 52' 34.26"
01° 31' 37.18"
Strathspey Manifold Structure
60° 55' 38.57"
01° 42' 24.73"
Strathspey Satellite Wells
60° 56' 32.18"
01° 41' 29.67"
Alba Northern Pre-drilling Template
58° 03' 31.29"
01° 04' 52.59"
Nelson Oil Field Template
57° 39' 46.353"
01° 08' 44.029"

## 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 a specifies point, around the installations 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)).
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 Secretary of State or in accordance with regulations made under section 23(1) of the Act (currently the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1331)).

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Page: https://openlegislation.uk/offshore-installations-safety-zones-no-4-order-1991
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