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The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 62) Order 1987

S.I. 1987/1413 · Made 4 August 1987

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OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS

Made 4th August 1987

Coming into force 6th August 1987

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 21(1), (2) and (3) of the Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982f1 (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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Footnotes

f1

1982 c. 23.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. Signature
  3. Schedule SAFETY ZONE
  4. Explanatory note

1

This Order may be cited as the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 62) Order 1987 and shall come into force on 6th August 1987.

Signature

Peter Morrison

Minister of State,

Department of Energy

4th August 1987

SAFETY ZONE

(1)(2)(3)
Name or other designation of the offshore installationLatitude NorthLongitude East
Ocean Victory58° 22' 35.45"00° 01' 08.31"

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order establishes, under section 21 of the Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982, a safety zone, having a radius of 500 metres from a specified point, around the installation specified in the Schedule to this Order and maintained in waters to which the section 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 the safety zone except with the consent of the Secretary of State or in the circumstances mentioned in article 2(2) of the Order.