# The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No.3) Order 2012

S.I. 2012/1574 · made 18 June 2012 · revised to 10 January 2013

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)).

Made under: Petroleum Act 1987 (Section 22, Section 24)

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## Introductory text

Offshore Installations
Made 18th June 2012
Coming into force 13th July 2012
The Secretary of State makes this Order —
(a) in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 22(1) and (2) of the Petroleum Act 1987 (“the Act”); and
(b) for the purpose of giving effect to proposals submitted to him by the Health and Safety Executive under section 24(2A) of the Act.

## 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No.3) Order 2012 and comes into force on 13th July 2012.

## 2 Establishment of safety zone

A safety zone is established around each installation specified in column 1 of the Schedule (being an installation stationed in waters to which subsection (7) of section 21 of the Petroleum Act 1987 applies) having a radius of five hundred metres, as respects that installation, from the point which has the co-ordinates of latitude and longitude according to the World Geodetic System 1984 specified in columns 2 and 3 of the Schedule.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Chris Grayling
Minister of State
Department for Work and Pensions
18th June 2012

## SAFETY ZONE

(1)
Name or other designation of the offshore installation
(2)
Latitude
(3)
Longitude
Fram Drill Centre East
Block 29/3c, Fram Field
56°50.86’ North
01°35.71’ East
. . .
. . .
. . .
Alma Production Manifold
Block 30/24c, Alma Field
56°11.90’ North
02°45.76’ East
Pierce C1 Well, Block 23/22a, Pierce Field
57°10.99’ North
02°12.90’ East

## 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)).
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 Petroleum Act 1987 (currently the Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1331)).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1574 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/offshore-installations-safety-zones-no3-order-2012
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