The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 4) Order 1995
S.I. 1995/1956 · Made 20 July 1995
OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS
Made 20th July 1995
Coming into force 10th August 1995
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, hereby makes the following order:
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This order may be cited as the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 4) Order 1995 and shall come into force on 10th August 1995.
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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.
Paul Beresford
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of the Environment
20th July 1995
SAFETY ZONES
| (1) Name or other designation of the offshore Installation | (2) Latitude | (3) Longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Fife Field Wellhead 1 | 56° 00' 10.45"N | 03° 11' 05.55"E |
| Fife Field Wellhead 2 | 56° 00' 34.39"N | 03° 11' 36.20"E |
| Birch Field Manifold | 58° 34' 52.00"N | 01° 15' 40.00"E |
| Nevis Field Wells | 59° 31' 56.07"N | 01° 24' 25.45"E |
| KT Well | 59° 34' 04.43"N | 01° 28' 51.80"E |
| South Scott Manifold | 58° 14' 54.91"N | 00° 10' 45.52"E |
| Foinaven Drilling Centre 1 | 60° 18' 39.8"N | 04° 20' 15.9"W |
| Foinaven Drilling Centre 2A | 60° 20' 37.5"N | 04° 14' 43.2"W |
| Foinaven DC2 West Water Injection | 60° 20' 55.2"N | 04° 17' 35.1"W |
| Foinaven DC2 East Water Injection | 60° 19' 25.8"N | 04° 12' 47.008"W |
| Liverpool Bay Pipeline End Manifold | 53° 41' 0.115"N | 03° 32' 42.974"W |
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 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)).